Abstract
Mougin, J.-L., Granadeiro, J. P., Jouanin, C. & Roux, F. 1999. Philopatry and faithfulness to nest site in Cory's Shearwaters Calonectris diomedea at Selvagem Grande. Ostrich 70 (3&4): 229–232. Nearly fledged Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea chicks at Selvagem Grande occasionally desert their nest sites during the night, but generally return before dawn. The temporary use of other nest sites is rare and lasts less than two days. Almost all chicks from Selvagem Grande return to the island for their first breeding attempt; very few breed at islands outside the archipelago. On Selvagem Grande, almost half the males return to their native colony whereas more than 90% of females recruit to other colonies. Inter-colony movements sometimes exceed 1 km, but, if they return to their native colony, both sexes settle within 20 m of their natal site. From the second breeding attempt onwards, most birds of both sexes are faithful to the nest site. On average, less than 20% of birds desert their former nest site each year, with a shift of about 4 m only. Most nest shifts follow a breeding failure or a temporary respite from breeding, and are accompanied by a switch in partners. Mougin, J.-L., Granadeiro, J. P. Jouanin, C. & Roux, F. 1999. Philopatrie et fidélité au nid chez le Puffin cendré Calonectris diomedea de Selvagem Grande. Ostrich 70 (3&4): 229–232. Le poussin en fin de croissance du Puffin cendré Calonectris diomedea de Selvagem Grande déserte parfois son nid pendant la nuit, mais y revient généralement avant le jour. L'utilisation temporaire d'un autre site de nid est rare et dure moins de deux jours. Les jeunes adultes nés à Selvagem Grande reviennent presque toujours nicher sur l'île et extrêmement rarement en dehors de l'archipel. A Selvagem Grande, près de la moitié des mâles reviennent à leur colonie de naissance, mais moins de 10% des femelles. Le déplacement est parfois supérieur à 1 km mais, s'ils reviennent à leur colonie natale, les deux sexes s'établissent à moins de 20 m du nid où ils sont nés. A partir de leur deuxième reproduction, les deux sexes sont fidèles à leur nid. Moins de 20% des oiseaux changent de nid d'une année à l'autre, avec un déplacement de 4 m seulement, le plus souvent à la suite d'un échec ou d'une interruption temporaire de la reproduction, ce déplacement étant le plus souvent accompagne d'un changement de partenaire.
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