Ring-necked Pheasant parasitism of Lesser Prairie-Chicken nests in Kansas

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Abstract

We report observations of Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) parasitizing Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) nests in native sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia) rangeland in southwestern Kansas. We found low incidence of interspecific nest parasitism as only 3 of 75 prairie-chicken nests were parasitized. Two of the three parasitized clutches hatched, but no Ring-necked Pheasant chicks were known to have survived.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Ring-necked Pheasant parasitism of Lesser Prairie-Chicken nests in Kansas
Series title The Wilson Bulletin
DOI 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0522:RNPPOL]2.0.CO;2
Volume 114
Issue 4
Year Published 2002
Language English
Publisher Wilson Ornithological Society
Description 3 p.
First page 522
Last page 524
Country United States
State Kansas
County Finney County
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