Habitat distribution and preference for land use of jungle crows and carrion crows in Morioka, northeastern Japan
2013
Fujita, N. (Meiji University, Kawasaki (Japan). Graduate school of Agriculture) | Azuma, A. | Hattori, T.
We analyzed habitat preference for foraging or resting the site of Jungle crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) and Carrion crows (C. corone) in Morioka, northeastern Japan. During breeding and non-breeding seasons, we found that Jungle crows foraged and rested in urban and leafy residential areas while Carrion crows rested in urban or leafy residential areas but foraged especially at rice paddy fields. Our findings implied that garbage would be more important food resource for Jungle crows than that for Carrion crows. In addition, we revealed that these two species were sympatric in urban and agricultural areas preferred foraging sites for both species.
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