The Bulletin of the Japanese Bird Banding Association

Observation reports

Observation of long-term progress of a color-ringed Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Hideya WAKISAKA

2013 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 1-3
Published: 2013
Released on J-STAGE: February 26, 2014

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.14491/jbba.00034

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On March 28, 1996, one adult Grey-headed Lapwing was captured, banded with a color-ring, and released at Ogura reclaimed land (34.9°N, 135.8°E) in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. On May 3, 2009 and April 25, 2010, the same bird was discovered at the same place. Subsequently, the bird incubated eggs in a rice field at this site for 2 years. These data show that Grey-headed Lapwings have a life span and breeding ability of at least 14 years.

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Age determination at first breeding in a female Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus

Masao TAKAHASHI

2013 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 4-8
Published: 2013
Released on J-STAGE: February 26, 2014

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.14491/jbba.00039

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During the breeding season in 2005, 12 Grey-headed Lapwing fledglings were color-ringed on farmland (36°18´N, 136°17´E) in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan. On May 25, 2006, one of the 12 color-ringed lapwings, a nesting female, was discovered on the farmland. These data show that female Grey-headed Lapwings are capable of breeding at 1 year of age.

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First winter record of the Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps in Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Yuka KOSONO

2013 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 9-13
Published: 2013
Released on J-STAGE: February 26, 2014

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.14491/jbba.00045

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A single individual of Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps was captured on Feb. 22, 2009, in a mixed forest at Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture. The tail of the captured bird contained 10 feathers, a characteristic shared only by the Asian Stubtail and Japanese Bush Warbler. The length of the tail was then utilized to identify the specimen as Asian Stubtail. Sex and age could not be determined by morphological characteristics, but a later autopsy determined that the specimen was a male. The Asian Stubtail is considered to be summer breeder in Japan, and previous records from Osaka Prefecture have all been during the period from early March to early October. This capture thus represents the first winter record for this species in the Prefecture.

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Banding/Data report

Egg Morphology of Wild Birds

Tatsuo KAZAMA

2013 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 14-24
Published: 2013
Released on J-STAGE: February 05, 2015

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.14491/jbba.00037

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Injured or diseased wild birds of 231 species (approximately 24,000 individuals) were preserved from October 1971 to March 2001 in Niigata Prefectural Bird Protection Center, Japan. I report the egg morphology of 589 laid eggs (28 species) in the Center.

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