Table 1.
Summary of drongo behaviour according to foraging mode. (Means (±s.e.) represent averages for all drongos combined.)
behaviour | foraging mode | |
---|---|---|
solitary | kleptoparasitic | |
proportion of observation time spent foraging | ||
aerial and terrestrial foraging combined | 0.83 (0.03) | 0.49 (0.07) |
terrestrial foraging only | 0.05 (0.01) | 0.04 (0.02) |
average perch height (m) | 4.28 (0.56) | 3.70 (0.32) |
proportion of observation time spent vigilant | 0.06 (0.02) | 0.38 (0.07) |
alarm calls given/total predator sightings | ||
aerial predators | 0.92 (0.14) | 0.95 (0.15) |
terrestrial predators | 0.06 (0.19) | 0.87 (0.15) |
average mass of items caught (g) | 0.28 (0.04) | 0.72 (0.39) |
biomass captured (g) per hour | 1.61 (1.40) | 3.49 (5.20) |