Hanging out at the airport: Unusual upside-down perching behavior by Eurasian Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) in a human-dominated environment
Wilson Journal of Ornithology
By: Todd E. Katzner
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Abstract
Animals occupying human-dominated environments show the capacity for behavioral flexibility. Corvids are among the most intelligent synanthropic bird species. During a layover at Schipol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, I photographically documented Eurasian Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) perching upside down from a building cornice. In contrast to other reports of hanging birds, these jackdaws did not forage or play while upside down and appeared to use the perching spot to observe their surroundings. Although Corvids and Psittacines are known to hang upside down, especially in captive situations, such behaviors are rarely documented in the wild, and never before in association with human-built structures.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hanging out at the airport: Unusual upside-down perching behavior by Eurasian Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) in a human-dominated environment |
| Series title | Wilson Journal of Ornithology |
| DOI | 10.1676/15-211.1 |
| Volume | 128 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The Wilson Ornithological Society |
| Contributing office(s) | Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 926 |
| Last page | 930 |
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