Volume 56(2) - December 2009

Articles

173. Breeding ecology of a burrow-nesting passerine, the white-rumped snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii. Xianhai ZENG and Xin LU. (pages 173-187).
189. Response of passerine birds to an irruption of a pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa population with a shifted phenology. Carla PIMENTEL and Jan-Åke NILSSON. (pages 189-203).
205. The nestling diet of greenfinch Carduelis chloris in orange groves of eastern Spain. José A. GIL-DELGADO, Daniel GUIJARRO and Carmen VIVES-FERRÁNDIZ. (pages 205-214).
215. Latitudinal variation in breeding parameters of the common kestrel Falco tinnunculus. José CARRILLO and Enrique GONZÁLEZ-DÁVILA. (pages 215-218).
229. High proportion of non breeding individuals in an isolated red-billed chough population on an oceanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands). Guillermo BLANCO, Jorge L. PAIS, Juan A. FARGALLO, Jaime POTTI, Jesús A. LEMUS and José A. DÁVILA. (pages 229-239).
241. Moult and age determination of Eurasian sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus in Spain. Iñigo ZUBEROGOITIA, Raúl ALONSO, Javier ELORRIAGA, Luis E. PALOMARES and José Antonio MARTÍNEZ. (pages 241-251).
253. Geographical origin, return rates, and movements of the near-threatened black-tailed godwitsm Limosa limosa staying at a major stopover site of Iberia. José A. MASERO, Francisco SANTIAGO-QUESADA, Juan M. SÁNCHEZ-GUZMÁN, José M. ABAD-GÓMEZ, Auxiliadora VILLEGAS and N. ALBANO. (pages 253-258).

Short notes

259. Food habits of the alpine swift on two continents: intra- and interspecific comparisons. Charles T. COLLINS, José L. TELLA and Brian D. COLAHAN. (pages 259-269).
271. Costs and benefits of early reproduction: Haemoproteus prevalence and reproductive success of infected male pied flycatchers in a montane habitat in central Spain. Rafael RUIZ DE CASTAÑEDA, Judith MORALES, Juan MORENO, Elisa LOBATO, Santiago MERINO, Josué MARTÍNEZ DE LA PUENTE and Gustavo TOMÁS. (pages 271-280).
281. Testing effectiveness of discriminant functions to sex different populations of mediterranean yellow-leged gulls Larus michaellis michaellis. José I. AGUIRRE, Pilar ARANA and María Teresa ANTONIO. (pages 281-286).

Forum

287. Can bird carotenoids play an antioxidant role oxidizing other substances?. Ana MARTÍNEZ, Miguel A. RODRÍGUEZ-GIRONÉS and Andrés BARBOSA. (pages 287-294).

Sections

295. Summary of doctoral theses (2008-09). Francisco Valera (Ed.). (pages 295-308).
309. Report on rare birds in Spain 2007. José Ignacio DIES, Juan Antonio LORENZO, Ricard GUTIÉRREZ, Elías GARCÍA, Gorka GOROSPE, Jordi MARTÍ-ALEDO, Pablo GUTIÉRREZ, César VIDAL, Sergi SALES and Daniel LÓPEZ-VELASCO. (pages 309-344).
345. Ornithological News. Blas MOLINA, Javier PRIETA, Juan Antonio LORENZO and Carlos LÓPEZ-JURADO. (pages 345-367).