Habitat use and population dynamics of the Azure-Winged Magpie ...

3.3.3 Adult and juvenile survival and re-sighting rates
Nearly half of the adults banded in 2006 were not seen in 2007 (Fig. 3.12). However, more than
two-thirds of all the adult birds banded in 2007 were re-sighted in 2008 and 2009. In 2010, the resightings
of birds banded between 2006 and 2008 were at or less than 20%. The re-sighting rate
of adults banded in 2009 seemed high in 2010, but it was only because two out of three banded
adults were sighted.
Proportion (%) of individuals re-sighted
Figure 3.12 Proportion of adult birds banded each year that were-sighted in subsequent years
Only 8.7% and 13.0% of juveniles banded in 2007 were re-sighted in 2008 and 2009 as yearlings
and adults respectively, whereas 38.2% of 2008 juveniles were re-sighted in 2009 as yearlings.
The re-sightings of juveniles hatched between 2007 and 2009 was at or nearly zero in 2010 (Fig.
3.13).
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