Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Nektar als regelmäßige Zugnahrung bei Grasmücken?

Nectar as regular food during spring-migration in warblers (Sylviidae)?

  • Kurzberichte Aus Der Laufenden Forschung
  • Published:
Journal für Ornithologie Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

Casual flower visits by birds basically insectivorous in Europe suggest a certain predisposition of different bird species for (the exploitation of flowers) and drinking nectar as food. Israel is within the migration range ofSyvia atricapilla andS. curruca. This birds (among others) could be observed feeding nectar in recently cultivatedEucalyptus-trees, an ornithophilous plant native to Australia and pollinated normally by Meliphagidae. This adopted facultative nectardrinking, entering a new “orphaned” food niche is discussed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. AK Stoffwechselphysiologie, Siesmayerstraße 70, D-6000, Frankfurt 1, Germany

    Roland Prinzinger

Authors
  1. Roland Prinzinger
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Prinzinger, R. Nektar als regelmäßige Zugnahrung bei Grasmücken?. J Ornithol 129, 475–477 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644494

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01644494

Search

Navigation