<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Thirty-three nest cavities of Green Woodpeckers <italic>(Picus viridis)</italic> in Hungary were documented over a period of 15 years (2006–2020). Thirteen different tree species were used. All documented cavities were in the main trunks of trees. The mean cavity height was 5.6 m and 1.5 m standard deviation and ranged from 2 to 9 m. Tree trunk diameters ranged between 36–55 cm with a mean of 43.1 cm and 4.2 cm standard deviation. A southerly orientation of cavity entrances prevailed with a mean direction of 187° clockwise from north. The results suggest that cavity-entrance orientation was non-random.</p></abstract>

Thirty-three nest cavities of Green Woodpeckers (Picus viridis) in Hungary were documented over a period of 15 years (2006–2020). Thirteen different tree species were used. All documented cavities were in the main trunks of trees. The mean cavity height was 5.6 m and 1.5 m standard deviation and ranged from 2 to 9 m. Tree trunk diameters ranged between 36–55 cm with a mean of 43.1 cm and 4.2 cm standard deviation. A southerly orientation of cavity entrances prevailed with a mean direction of 187° clockwise from north. The results suggest that cavity-entrance orientation was non-random.

Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker <italic>(Picus viridis)</italic> nest cavities in Hungary

Ornis Hungarica

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Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker  nest cavities in Hungary

Thirty-three nest cavities of Green Woodpeckers (Picus viridis) in Hungary were documented over a period of 15 years (2006–2020). Thirteen different tree...

Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) nest cavities in Hungary

Publié en ligne: 16 déc. 2020

Pages: 204 - 211

Reçu: 28 sept. 2020

Accepté: 05 oct. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0025

Mots clés
woodpecker nesting cavity, cavity location, cavity height, cavity entrance orientation

© 2020 Gerard Gorman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Attributes of Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) nest cavities in Hungary

Publié en ligne: 16 déc. 2020

Pages: 204 - 211

Reçu: 28 sept. 2020

Accepté: 05 oct. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2020-0025

Mots cléswoodpecker nesting cavity, cavity location, cavity height, cavity entrance orientation

© 2020 Gerard Gorman, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
woodpecker nesting cavity, cavity location, cavity height, cavity entrance orientation