Nesting-habitat relationships of riparian birds along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona
Brown BT and Trosset MW. 1989. Nesting-habitat relationships of riparian birds along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The Southwestern Naturalist. 34(2):260-270
Nest sites of 11 species of riparian birds nesting in a tamarisk community were analyzed for vegetation structure and the numbers of shrubs. Discriminant function analysis indicated that riparian birds show significant differences in their use of nesting habitat. The presence of tamarisk along the Colorado River has enhanced breeding habitat for these 11 species of birds.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Brown, Bryan; Trosset, Michael
- Units
- DEVA , GRCA , SODN
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), American coot (Fulica americana), Animals, Arizona (northern plateaus), Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii), Birds (Aves), Breeding, Colorado River, common yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), Communities, Dendroica petechia (bird), Distribution, Distribution (Biodiversity), Ecology, Ecosystems, Exotic Species, Fringillidae, Gruiformes, Habitat Utilization, Icteria virens, Icterus galbula bullockii, Inventory (Baseline), Nests & Nesting, npsrecord (National Park Service record), Observations, Ornithology (Migration Dispersal Behavior), Passeriformes, Plants, Presence (Biodiversity), Rallidae, Riparian, Shrubs, Tamarisk, Tamarisk (Tamarix), Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Tyrannidae, Vegetation, Vireonidae, willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)