Biology of the Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus Gould, 1864 in the Southeastern Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Russia
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Birds of the Ayon Island, Chukotka
Summary The fauna and ecology of birds of Ayon island in the East Siberian Sea was studied for 1.5 months in the summer of 2015. The number of birds was estimated by the number of sightings per season according to the daily [...]
First Evidence of Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei polivanovi Stepanyan, 1974 Dispersal from Khanka Region to Nearby Territories, with Comments on the Counterintuitive Role of Economic Activities on Biogeographic History of this Subspecies
Summary Multi-year monitoring (1958–1998) of avian fauna in a study area at the “Zhemchuzhny” Rice Farm near the city of Arseniev (Primorsky Terrritory) allowed for exact dating of the emergence (in 1984) and disappearance (in 1989) of an isolated settlement of reed parrotbill [...]
A Site of Rare Birds Autumn Concentrations Unique to the «Amur River Sources» Transboundary Protected Area
Summary Malkov Ye.E. (2016) A Site of Rare Birds Autumn Concentrations Unique to the «Amur River Sources» Transboundary Protected Area Far East. J.Orn. 5: 74—79 Download magazine
Breeding of the Little Egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) in Extreme Southwest Primorye (Furugelm Island)
Summary We provide information on the initial stage of colonization of the Primorsky Territory (in the southern Russian Far East) by Little egret Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766). About 35 years have passed since the first detection of the species in the region and [...]
Unusual Concentrations of Crows on the Sea Ice
Summary Kryukov A.P. (2016) Unusual Concentrations of Crows on the Sea IceFar East. J.Orn. 5: 68—73. Download magazine
On the Reliability of the Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca (Guldenstadt, 1770) Detections in the Amur Province, Russia
Summary A critical analysis of published information concerning the Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770) in Upper Amur (Amur Region, Far East Russia) concluded that all birds ever been mentioned here in publications as Ferruginous ducks, were actually Baer’s Pochards Aythya baeri. [...]
Reuse of Previous Year’s Uncompleted Nests by Chinese Penduline Tit Remiz consobrinus (Swinhoe, 1870) as a Feature of Species Reproductive Behavior
Summary From 2011-2015, we noted that 2.8 – 5.6% of male penduline tits in southwest Primorye, Russia, started the breeding season by repairing nest-baskets unfinished from the previous year. In 55% of these cases, occupation of old nests took place in the first [...]