Piracy by Black-headed Gulls on Lapwings
Open Access
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Bird Study
- Vol. 24 (3) , 186-194
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657709476555
Abstract
A description and a quantitative analysis are given of Black-headed Gull piracy on Lapwings, as observed in Sweden where such behaviour occurs mainly in autumn and early spring. It is concluded that Blackheaded Gulls are able, at least at times, to subsist by kleptoparasitism alone.Keywords
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