Research Article

Spatial and Temporal Monitoring of North African Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur arenicola (Hartert, EJO, 1894): First Migrants Arrive Early and Select Nesting Trees next to Foraging Resources while Second Breeders’ Wave Breed around Earlier Nests

Table 1

Breeding success and failure factors of S. t. arenicola in Beni Mellal province.

Orange grove
Breeding stagesParameterNumber%

NestsTotal148100
Succeeded13490.55
Deserted149.45

EggsTotal261100
Succeeded16663.60
Predated3513.40
Deserted4216.09
Destructed103.83
Unhatched83.06

ChicksTotal166100
Succeeded15392.16
Predated42.4
Died10.6
Deserted84.82