BEE-EATERS AT FLUVIÀ’S RIVER

Paula De Scheemaeker Cruset

20.01.2011

My research project

Why this theme?

My own goals

• Know and study the colonies of bee-eaters in an area of Fluvià’s river.

• Know the ethology and the systematic of this specie.

• Contrast and relate my conclusions and observations with the preavious searched theory.

Methodology of my project

Fulla d’Excel amb les dades del treball de camp

Bee-eaters in Fluvia’s river

Differentiation between male/female sex and the

young ones

Cobertores de les ales

Eye’s line

Green body

YOUNG ONE

FEMALE

MALE

Practical conclusions

• Bee-eaters adapt very good to human activity or presence.

• Lot of insects to feed them and their chicks water very clean.

• Six chicks for one pair of them. (x3 first population)

Great reproduction!

• They usually stay in dead trees locate their insects to eat.

• Diet:

- Dragonflies 70% (very near the river and they abound).

- Bees 20%.

- Other types of insects 10% (beetles, beautiflies...).

Final conclusions

Thanks for your attention!!

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