
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zwart, M.H. 
T1  - Breeding and behaviour of Pilotbirds
JF  - Emu
JO  - EMU
Y1  - 1973
VL  - 73
IS  - 3
SP  - 124
EP  - 128
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MU973124 
N2  - Three pairs of Pilotbirds were studied in Sherbrooke Forest, Vic., from 1968 10 1971. Territories were well defined, 10,000 10 15,000 m&#178;. Females alone build the nest, which is lined with feathers usually after the eggs are laid and is often near a log and usually less. than 1 m from the ground. Eggs are probably usually laid at intervals of two days. Clutch is normally two eggs, occasionally one. The incubation is 20&#8211;22 days and the nestling period 14&#8211;17 days, perhaps longer in earlier than in later broods, of which there may be three in the season. Total breeding success in seventeen nests was 61 percent. Fan-tailed Cuckoos parasitised nests unsuccessfully. Calls and behaviour are described. 
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