distinction between communal roosting and cooperative breeding is the absence of chicks in communal roosts. While communal roosting is generally observed...

urbanization into the western part of North America. Crows gather in large communal roosts numbering between 200 and tens of thousands of individuals during nonbreeding...

marine mammals. Communal roosting is common because it lowers the loss of body heat and decreases the risks associated with predators. Roosting sites are often...

adults form communal roosts nightly. Communal roosting occurs when individuals aggregate at a particular site for more than a few hours. Roosting begins as...

Robert D. (22 July 2012). "The benefit of being a social butterfly: communal roosting deters predation". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological...

and Turkey Vultures. Living Bird 17:79–84. Buckley, N. J. (1994). Communal roosting in vultures and the part played by information exchange in the evolution...

predators, exchange information about food sources. Communal displays (pre-roosting and post-roosting) consist of aerial maneuvers which are exhibited in...

Look up roost in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Roost may refer to: Human to rest or sleep. Roosting, resting behavior of birds Communal roosting, a behavior...

analysis" and "massive data resources." A communally roosting species, the passenger pigeon chose roosting sites that could provide shelter and enough...

Web. Sacledo, Christian (2010). "Environmental Elements Involved in Communal Roosting in Heliconius Butterflies (Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae)." Entomological...

single roost site was shown to be slightly higher than between different roosts. However, this homogeny is relatively low for a communal roosting bird in...

forest trails, and sand dunes near shorelines and mangroves. In 2024 communal roosting behaviour was seen with C. aurulenta in Malaysian Borneo. Groups of...

after fledging. Communal roosting has been observed in three species (and may occur in more), with as many as 20 birds sharing a roosting hole in order...

2010-07-03. Mahabal, Anil; Bastawade, D.B. (1985). "Population ecology and communal roosting behaviour of pariah kite Milvus migrans govinda in Pune (Maharashtra)"...

into the water for an instant while in flight. Swallows gather in communal roosts after breeding, sometimes thousands strong. Reed beds are regularly...

(1976). "Communal roosting of Red-whiskered Bulbuls". Newsletter for Birdwatchers. 16 (4): 11–12. Neelakantan, K.K. (1976). "Communal roosting in the Red-whiskered...

information centre hypothesis was widely accepted and used to explain communal roosting behaviour, however this popularity also led to substantial criticism...

chosen communal roosting site. Flocks increase in size in autumn with different groups amalgamating and birds congregating at dusk before roosting, often...

solitary roosts, and 35% of days in communal roosts. Solitary roosting bats will often remain in this state for 12 hours, where communally roosting bats will...

and some swallows. A group of birds congregating for rest is called a communal roost. Evidence of colonial nesting has been found in non-neornithine birds...

doi:10.11609/jott.zpj.18.6.1113-6. Gadgil, Madhav; Salim Ali (1975). "Communal roosting habits of Indian birds". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 72 (3): 716–727...

S2CID 83710717. Parejo, D.; Avilés, J.M.; Ferrero, J.J.; Rivera, D. (2001). "Communal roosting and diet of Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus wintering in the...

density and longevity of communal roosting sites in both urban and rural locations, suggests that the fecal deposits at roosting sites may represent a CWD...

Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4 Powesland, R.G. (2002). "Communal roosting by South Island fantails ( Rhipidura fuliginosa fuliginosa)" (PDF)...

JSTOR 2424254. Young, L. S.; Engel, K. A. (1988). Implications of communal roosting by Common Ravens to operation and maintenance of Pacific Power and...

vertical surfaces. Many fly around all day and only come down at night when roosting. The chimney swift feeds primarily on flying insects, but also on airborne...

resulting from the congregation of large numbers of individuals in communal roosting sites located in urban areas, has become a source of complaints by...

roosting communally in dense thickets but should a hunting owl be able to track down the communal roost, losses can be fairly heavy until the roost relocates...

temperature by thermal buffering provided by sociable weaver colonies and communal roosting by the falcons. This is important because this reduces the energy...

distinctive erratic flight. This bird is solitary in winter, but may form communal roosts in cold weather. Similar in appearance, all treecreepers are small...