Sex differentiation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor, Temminck 1820)

Authors
Lezana, L Miranda, R Campos, F Peris, SJ
Citation
L. Lezana et al., Sex differentiation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor, Temminck 1820), BELG J ZOOL, 130(2), 2000, pp. 139-142
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
07776276 → ACNP
Volume
130
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
139 - 142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0777-6276(200007)130:2<139:SDITSS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Five biometric variables (weight, and beak, tarsus, wing and middle-toe len gths) and the shape of throat feathers were analysed in spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) from Northern Spain. Sexes were correctly differentiated in 97.4% of the adults and 84.7% of the juveniles using a combination of w ing and middle-toe lengths. All the adult birds and 88.3% of the juveniles were correctly sexed using only the shape of the throat feathers.