A magpie () preying on a fledgling of Daurian redstart () was incidentally recorded with a video shot by mobile phone on 26 May 2021, providing direct evidence for magpie predation. It also shows that predation is an important factor that affects the survival of fledglings, indicating that survival of fledglings should be considered in evaluating breeding success of birds. The fledgling was about 13-day-old posthatching, and it was on its first day of leaving the nest when the incident occurred. It was preyed upon by a magpie 10 m away from the nest by two attempts under strong defensive behaviour from the female.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10410626 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10412 | DOI Listing |
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