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

List of Tables
Table 2.1 Definitions of activities performed by focal bird ................................................ 22
Table 2.2 List of plant species which were observed being utilised by C. cyanus in
Khonin Nuga, Northern Mongolia. ..................................................................... 27
Table 2.3 Summary of models used for analysis. For full details see text above. .............. 29
Table 3.1 List of the six main areas utilised by C. cyanus and the description of main
vegetation features. Utilised plant species richness here denotes the number of
species utilised by C. cyanus that are present in each area. ................................ 38
Table 3.2 Number of observations conducted and the duration for each areas in 2009
and 2010. ............................................................................................................. 39
Table 3.3 Number of observations events that Cyanopica cyanus was observed utilising
each listed plant species/ substrate at Khonin Nuga. Other species = Ulmus
pulmila, Betula fusca, Crataegus sanguinea, Rosa acicularis, Malus spp.,
Ribus rubens, Pinus sibirica and Populus laurifolia. * Dead tree includes all
plants and trees that were dead, either naturally or from the fire. ....................... 41
Table 3.4 List of plant species observed utilised by C. cyanus and the presence/ absence
of each species in each area. 1 = present; 0 = absent. Bp = Betula platyphylla,
Pa = Padus asiatica, P = Poa spp., C = Carex spp., Ls = Larix sibirica, Ps =
Pinus sibirica, Pl = Populus laurifolia, S = Salix spp., Ra = Rosa acicularis,
Rr = Ribus rubrus, Cs = Crataegus sanguinea, Up = Ulmus pumila, Bf =
Betula fusca, M = Malus spp. .............................................................................. 42
Table 3.5 Details of banded adult birds in 2006-2010. Adult birds here include birds
banded as adults and birds born into this colony. Yearlings were considered
as adults and included in this table. ..................................................................... 44
Table 3.6 Life history of individuals that were born into this colony and banded as
fledglings. No data for breeding was recorded in 2006. Bred here is defined as
individuals that attempted breeding, but didn’t necessarily fledged chicks. ....... 45
Table 3.7 Estimation of number of adults, and juveniles in the colony each year, from
2006 to 2010 using the methodology following Davidson & Armstrong
(2002). There was no breeding data for 2006, hence only total number of
adults in colony was estimated. ........................................................................... 45
Table 3.8 Proportion (%) of the colony that was banded each year. No visual estimation
was done for 2006. Visual estimations in early autumn (September) each year
was used. ............................................................................................................. 46
Table 3.9 Models that had a Delta QAICc of 2 or less. The models have been corrected
for overdispersion. ............................................................................................... 49
Table 3.10 Description of the two models that best fit the data. ........................................... 50
Table 3.11 Pair bonds 2007-2010. Data is only presented when at least one of the pair
was identified. F= female; M= male; Unknown= unbanded individual. ............ 54
Table 3.12 Banded females and known pair-bonds. *These females had an unbanded
mate in 2008. ^ This female died during incubation in 2009. Y=Yes; N= No. .... 55
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