SHORT BREEDING SEASON OF FIGBIRDS Sphecotheres viridis IN DARWIN, NORTHERN TERRITORY
| Posted: |
03/08/2021 |
| Author(s): |
Richard A. Noske |
Opportunistic observations of 55 nests of Figbirds over eight years on the Northern Territory
University campus suggest that nesting commences in early September and that the breeding season
lasts between two and three months only. Laying was apparently synchronized and two eggs were
usual. Nests were often close together indicating some advantage in quasi-colonial nesting, either
through improved predator surveillance or defense, or facilitation of post-breeding dispersal and feeding
activities.
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