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1 December 2002 Nestling Survival of White-faced Ibis in Lahontan Valley, Nevada, U.S.A
Eric P. Kelchlin, Vernon L. Wright
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Abstract

This study examines the survival of first and second hatched White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) nestlings from fledging until colony dispersal (age 8-42 days) in Lahontan Valley, Nevada, using the Kaplan-Meier method. Out of 81 radiomarked nestlings sampled from six colonies during a two-year period (1995 and 1997), 18 died before reaching the age of 42 days and eleven were excluded from consideration. No evidence was found to suggest that survival rates of first and second hatched nestlings were different within or among years. The overall nestling survival rate was 76% ± 0.05 SE. The primary mortality source was inclement weather exposure. Weekly conditional survival rates were highest during the first week (99% ± 0.01 SE), and lowest in the second (87% ± 0.04 SE) and fourth (93% ± 0.03 SE) weeks of life.

Eric P. Kelchlin and Vernon L. Wright "Nestling Survival of White-faced Ibis in Lahontan Valley, Nevada, U.S.A," Waterbirds 25(4), 499-504, (1 December 2002). https://doi.org/10.1675/1524-4695(2002)025[0499:NSOWII]2.0.CO;2
Received: 2 March 2002; Accepted: 1 June 2002; Published: 1 December 2002
KEYWORDS
Kaplan-Meier
Lahontan Valley
nestling survival
Plegadis chihi
radio-telemetry
survival rate
White-faced Ibis
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