Table 1 Data from a field survey of feces in nests of passerine birds in southwest China
Species | Number of nests | Visits by observera | Number of observations with feces in nest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Per nest | Total | |||
2011-2013 | ||||
Pycnonotus jocosus | 115 | 1-10 | 531 | 0 |
P. aurigaster | 12 | 3-10 | 59 | 0 |
P. melanicterus | 3 | 2-7 | 12 | 0 |
Garrulax chinensis | 2 | 2-6 | 8 | 0 |
Copsychus saularis | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Aegithina tiphia | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
2014 | ||||
P. jocosus | 20 | 2-10 | 132 (3) | 0 |
P. aurigaster | 2 | 2-8 | 10 | 0 |
C. malabaricus | 1 | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 |
C. saularis | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Lanius schach | 1 | 8 | 8 (2) | 0 |