Ring-necked Pheasant parasitism of Lesser Prairie-Chicken nests in Kansas
The Wilson Bulletin
By: Christian A. Hagen, Brent E. Jamison, Robert J. Robel, and Roger D. Applegate
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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 |