A Roller (Coracias garrulus) presumably nesting in a White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) nest

• Autores: Jesús Miguel Avilés, Emilio Costillo Borrego
• Localización: Butlletí del Grup Català d'Anellament, ISSN 1130-2070, Vol. 14, Nº. 1, 1997, págs. 47-49
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Places selected for nest location by the Roller Coracias garrulus are very diverse and are related to different availability. Here we present an observation of a Roller presurnably nesting in the nest of a White Stork Ciconia ciconia in a wooded dehesa in Badajoz Province, where nest-site availability is not a lirniting factor for breeding. An adult Roller was seen carrying a grasshopper in its bill and going into a hole between branches at the base of the Stork nest. Jhis presurned nesting could be explained by the nest defence of the rnuch larger Stork, which would give a similar advantage of nest protection to the Roller.