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<p>During fieldworks in 2019, a pair of Red-rumped Swallows <italic>(Cecropis daurica)</italic> were seen building their nest (June) and one of them brooding (August). The pair was still present in the area by the end of September, while all other swallows left this breeding area. In June 2020, the nest entrance was destroyed and the nest was occupied by a pair of <italic>Passer</italic> sp. Another nest of <italic>C. daurica</italic> was found in an abandoned building but was completely destroyed. This observation is the first record concerning an attempt and failure of nesting of the species in Tunisia. The nesting area of the Red-rumped Swallow is extended to the Mediterranean in southern Europe and to northwest Africa. The nesting sites are described, and the extension of the nesting area is discussed in this work.</p>
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During fieldworks in 2019, a pair of Red-rumped Swallows (Cecropis daurica) were seen building their nest (June) and one of them brooding (August). The pair was still present in the area by the end of September, while all other swallows left this breeding area. In June 2020, the nest entrance was destroyed and the nest was occupied by a pair of Passer sp. Another nest of C. daurica was found in an abandoned building but was completely destroyed. This observation is the first record concerning an attempt and failure of nesting of the species in Tunisia. The nesting area of the Red-rumped Swallow is extended to the Mediterranean in southern Europe and to northwest Africa. The nesting sites are described, and the extension of the nesting area is discussed in this work.

Nesting and breeding attempts of <italic>Cecropis daurica</italic> (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

Ornis Hungarica

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Nesting and breeding attempts of  (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

During fieldworks in 2019, a pair of Red-rumped Swallows (Cecropis daurica) were seen building their nest (June) and one of them brooding (August). The pair...

Nesting and breeding attempts of Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

Published Online: Jun 22, 2021

Page range: 186 - 191

Received: Dec 23, 2020

Accepted: Feb 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2021-0015

Keywords
nesting failure, Kroumiria, Tunisia

© 2021 Mohsen Kalboussi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Nesting and breeding attempts of Cecropis daurica (Laxmann, 1769) in Tunisia

Published Online: Jun 22, 2021

Page range: 186 - 191

Received: Dec 23, 2020

Accepted: Feb 10, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2021-0015

Keywordsnesting failure, Kroumiria, Tunisia

© 2021 Mohsen Kalboussi, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
nesting failure, Kroumiria, Tunisia