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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2017.31.1.024

Nesting Habits and Breeding Biology of Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in Korea  

Kim, Sang-jin (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National Univ.)
OH, Hong-shik (Faculty of Science Education, Jeju National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.31, no.1, 2017 , pp. 24-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to identify nesting habits and breeding biology of barn swallow in Gwangju, Korea, for the breeding season 2012 to 2014. All nests were attached to vertical walls and roofs of buildings and situated at mean height $2.9{\pm}0.3m$ above ground with nest diameter $18.2{\pm}3.2cm$, nest depth $9.8{\pm}3.1cm$, nest cup diameter $11.2{\pm}1.5cm$ and nest cup depth $3.27{\pm}0.80cm$. Nests were attached to cemented walls (44.9%), wooden materials (23.1%), bricks (21.8%) and lighting (6.4%). The average clutch size was 4.5 and ranged 2~5. Mean egg length was $18.23{\pm}0.73mm$, breadth $13.11{\pm}0.25mm$, volume $1.60{\pm}0.11cm^3$, shape index $1.39{\pm}0.05$ and weight $1.69{\pm}0.15g$. Hatching and fledgling success rate were 89.1% and 84.5%. Main causes for reproductive failures were unhatched eggs, predation, nest destruction and desertion. These results are expected to be widely used as data for habitat preservation and species management of barn swallows.
Keywords
CLUTCH SIZE; POSITION OF NEST; EGG CHARACTERISTICS; BREEDING SUCCESS;
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