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Letter to the Editor | Open Access

An unusual homing behavior found in the Sichuan Partridge during the early brooding period

Yiqiang Fu1,2( ), Shufang Wang1, Benping Chen3, Simon Dowell4, Zhengwang Zhang5 ( )
College of Life Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, 610101, Sichuan, China
College of Life Sciences, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, 614004, Sichuan, China
Laojunshan National Nature Reserve Administration, Pingshan, 645350, Sichuan, China
North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Upton by Chester, Chester, CH2 1 LH, UK
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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In this study, we report an unusual homing behavior of the Sichuan Partridge (Arborophila rufipectus) at the Laojunshan National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China. Hen Sichuan Partridges led the chicks back to the nests where they hatched in the evening and roosted there over night. This behavior lasted 6.7 ± 4.3 nights (range = 1–15; n = 13) after the chicks hatched. At this stage, the hens became very vigilant to predators and human disturbance. If disturbed, they often abandoned the nests immediately and no longer returned thereafter. The ambient temperature at night during the early brooding period of Sichuan Partridge at our study site was ~ 12.4 ℃. Our findings suggest that hen Sichuan Partridges may make trade-offs between nest predation risks versus the thermoregulatory needs of their young.

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Arborophila rufipectus Early brooding periodHoming behaviorPredation riskThermoregulation

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Avian Research
Volume 11 Issue 1,
January 2020
Article number: 47
DOI: 10.1186/s40657-020-00233-6

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Fu Y, Wang S, Chen B, et al. An unusual homing behavior found in the Sichuan Partridge during the early brooding period. Avian Research, 2020, 11(1): 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00233-6

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Received: 12 August 2020
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