Breeding bird assemblages in a Mediterranean mature beech forest: evidence of an intra-seasonal stability

Rend. Acc. Fis. Lincei

M. Ferraguti1 ● C. Battisti2 ● L. Luiselli3 ● L. Zangari1 ● M. A. Bologna1

1 Department of Biology, University of Roma Tre, viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy

2 Environment Service, Province of Rome (“Protected areas-regional parks”), via Tiburtina, 691, 00159 Rome, Italy. Corresponding Author:

3 Centre of Environmental Studies ‘Demetra s.r.l.’, via Olona 7, I-00198 Rome, Italy

Table I Check-list of species (in systematic order) occurring in the Mediterranean beech forest studied (Allumiere, central Italy). Total numbers of individuals (N), relative frequency (fr) and mean point abundance (IPAm) are reported. In bold, the dominant species (fr > 0.05). Early spring: March-April period; late spring: May-June period.

Early spring / Late spring
Species / N / fr / IPAm / N / fr / IPAm / Total N
Upupa epops / 1 / 0.004 / 0.05 / 1
Dendrocopos major / 6 / 0.027 / 0.3 / 5 / 0.019 / 0.25 / 11
Picus viridis / 7 / 0.032 / 0.35 / 7 / 0.027 / 0.35 / 14
Troglodytes troglodytes / 9 / 0.041 / 0.45 / 21 / 0.080 / 1.05 / 30
Erithacus rubecula / 34 / 0.155 / 1.7 / 35 / 0.134 / 1.75 / 69
Turdus merula / 18 / 0.082 / 0.9 / 33 / 0.126 / 1.65 / 51
Sylvia atricapilla / 6 / 0.027 / 0.3 / 22 / 0.084 / 1.1 / 28
Phylloscopus collybita / 3 / 0.014 / 0.15 / 6 / 0.023 / 0.3 / 9
Regulus ignicapilla / 8 / 0.037 / 0.4 / 8 / 0.031 / 0.4 / 16
Aegithalos caudatus / 2 / 0.009 / 0.1 / 3 / 0.011 / 0.15 / 5
Poecile palustris / 5 / 0.023 / 0.25 / 2 / 0.008 / 0.1 / 7
Cyanistes caeruleus / 29 / 0.132 / 1.45 / 17 / 0.065 / 0.85 / 46
Parus major / 31 / 0.142 / 1.55 / 19 / 0.073 / 0.95 / 50
Sitta europaea / 23 / 0.105 / 1.15 / 26 / 0.100 / 1.3 / 49
Certhia brachydactyla / 5 / 0.023 / 0.25 / 8 / 0.031 / 0.4 / 13
Garrulus glandarius / 22 / 0.100 / 1.1 / 20 / 0.077 / 1 / 42
Corvus monedula / 2 / 0.009 / 0.1 / 4 / 0.015 / 0.2 / 6
Corvus cornix / 1 / 0.005 / 0.05 / 3 / 0.011 / 0.15 / 4
Oriolus oriolus / 2 / 0.008 / 0.1 / 2
Fringilla coelebs / 8 / 0.037 / 0.4 / 16 / 0.061 / 0.8 / 24
Carduelis chloris / 2 / 0.008 / 0.1 / 2
Carduelis carduelis / 1 / 0.004 / 0.05 / 1
Tot / 219 / 1 / 10.95 / 261 / 1 / 13.1 / 480