New Data on Breeding Strategies and Reproductive Success of the Globally Threatened Turtle Dove Co-Occurring with the “Competitive” Collared Dove and the “Predatory” Maghreb Magpie in Olive Orchards

Table 2

Comparison of breeding success and failure factors among turtle dove (n = 120 nests), collared dove (n = 50 nests), and magpie (n = 26 nests) in olive orchards at Fez.

		Streptopelia turtur		Streptopelia decaocto		Pica mauritanica
Phase	Parameter	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Nests	Total	120	100	50	100.00	26	100
	Succeeded	93	77.75	39	78.00	5	19.23
	Predated	9	07.5	6	12.00	0	0
	Deserted	11	09.16	4	08.00	10	38.46
	Parasited	0	0	0	0	1	3.84
	Destructed	7	05.83	1	02.00	4	15.38
Eggs	Total	186	100	78	100.00	24	100
	Succeeded	142	76.34	69	88.46	15	62.5
	Predated	30	16.12	7	08.97	0	0
	Deserted	10	5.37	2	02.56	0	0
	Destructed	0	0	0	0.00	4	16.66
	Parasited	0	0	0	0	5	20.83
	Unhatched	4	5.03	0	0.00	0	0
Chicks	Total	142	100	69	100.00	20	100
	Succeeded	133	93.66	64	92.65	15	75
	Predated	8	5.63	3	04.34	0	0
	Died	1	00.70	0	0.00	0	0
	Infested	0	0	0	0	5	25
	Deserted	0	4.39	2	02.89	0	0