Table 2 Summary of main breeding parameters recorded in the studied population of Maghreb Magpie (current study) in comparison with those known in Eurasian Magpie populations
From: Breeding biology of a relictual Maghreb Magpie (Pica mauritanica) population in Tunisia
Region | Egg dimensions (mm) | Mean (SD) clutch size | Hatching success (hatchlings per eggs laid) | Fledging success (fledglings per clutch) | Laying date | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length | Breadth | ||||||
Tunisia | 32.26 (2.05) | 23.01 (3.96) | 5.00 (1.09) | 0.56 | 1.69 (1.72) | Early March | Present study |
Spain | 33.10 | 23.30 | 6.35 | – | 1.45 | Early April | Arias de Reyna et al. (1984) |
Spain | – | – | 6.80 (1.14) | 0.57 | 1.84 (2.28) | Mid April | Ponz and Gil-Delgado (2004) |
Bulgaria | – | – | 6.38 (1.15) | 0.47 | 1.57 (2.34) | Early April | Antonov and Atanasova (2003) |
France | – | – | 5.70 | – | – | – | Balanca (1984) |
Belgium | 34.60 | 23.70 | – | – | – | – | Verheyen (1967) |
Germany | 33.30 | 23.61 | 6.70 | – | – | – | Hund and Prinzinger (1981) |
Germany | – | – | – | – | 1.20 | – | Sachteleben et al. (1992) |
Poland | 33.33 (2.43) | 22.90 (0.68) | 6.00 (1.09) | – | 1.13 | Mid April | Jerzak (1995) |
Netherlands | 33.97 (0.16) | 23.94 (0.07) | 6.23 (0.89) | 0.54 | 1.67 (1.46) | Mid April | Walters (1988) |
Britain | – | – | 6.15 (1.09) | 0.46 | 1.72 (2.13) | Mid April | Eden (1985) |
Britain | – | – | – | – | 0.69–0.94 | Mid March | Vines (1981) |
Britain | – | – | 5.60 (1.44) | 0.46 | 1.67 | Mid April | Tatner (1982) |
Slovenia | 33.60 (2.75) | 23.20 (0.69) | 6.00 (0.93) | – | – | Mid April | Vogrin (1998) |
Croatia | 33.43 (1.38) | 23.35 (0.52) | 5.91 (1.08) | – | – | – | Dolenec (2000) |
Uzbekstan | 35.50 | 24.10 | 6.20 | – | – | – | Abdreimov (1981) |
Kazakhstan | 34.50 | 25.10 | 6.00 | – | – | – | Smetana (1978) |
Japan | – | – | 6.19 (1.30) | 0.62 | 0.73 | Mid March | Eguchi (1995) |