Breeding ecology of the European Robin (Erithacus Rubecula) in the Kabylie of the Babors (Algerian northeast)

Abstract

The breeding ecology of the Robin Erithacusrubeculawas studied in Kabylie of Babors from Algeria, during three years (2016, 2017 and 2018). The breeding season was earlier (March 31) and the clutch sizes were lower (4.15 ± 0.36) compared to their congeners in the Iberian Peninsula. The breeding success atfledging was 2.25 chicks per nest and human disturbance accounted for most of the losses. Robins used up to 23 different plant taxa for nest construction, although the number of different plant species varied from 10 to 14.