The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea
Taghiyev, A., A. Karimova, N., V. Badalova, S. (2025). The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea. EKB Journal Management System, 56(4), 705-711. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.267971.1829
Abulfaz Naghi Taghiyev; Natavan A. Karimova; Samira V. Badalova. "The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea". EKB Journal Management System, 56, 4, 2025, 705-711. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.267971.1829
Taghiyev, A., A. Karimova, N., V. Badalova, S. (2025). 'The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea', EKB Journal Management System, 56(4), pp. 705-711. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.267971.1829
Taghiyev, A., A. Karimova, N., V. Badalova, S. The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 56(4): 705-711. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.267971.1829

The Changes in the Breeding Behaviour of the Microcarbo Pygmaeus, Nycticorax Nycticorax, Ardeola Ralloides Bubulcus Ibis, Egretta Garzetta Species on the South-Western Coast of the Caspian Sea

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Volume 56, Issue 4, April 2025, Page 705-711  XML PDF (941.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2024.267971.1829
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Authors
Abulfaz Naghi Taghiyev email orcid 1; Natavan A. Karimova2; Samira V. Badalova2
1Head of the Faculty of Zoology and Physiology, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan
2Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku State University (Department of Zoology and Physiology) Academician Zahid Khalilov Street-33, Baku, Az 1148, Azerbaijan
Abstract
In 2008-2023, the changes in breeding behavior of the migratory-nesting bird populations of Microcarbo pygmaeus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardeola ralloides, Bubulcus ibis, Egretta garzetta on biotopes were studied on the South-Western coast of the Caspian Sea. Hundreds of thousands of bird populations from Africa and South-East Asian countries migrate to the Azerbaijani sector of the South-Western part of the Caspian Sea every year. Among the above-mentioned bird species only Bubulcus ibis has a migratory-nesting population in the Gizilaghaj Bay of the Caspian Sea. The rest of the species have migratory-nesting and sedentary populations. The number of migratory-nesting populations in the study area is a hundred times more than that of sedentary populations. During this period, intra-species and inter-species competition intensifies in the struggle for nesting, feeding, roosting, resting, shelter and other living conditions between migratory-nesting and sedentary bird populations. The water level reduction and the related destruction of reeds and tamarisks, intra-species and inter-species competition lead to changes in the breeding behaviour of migratory-breeding bird populations. As a result, the continuous, sustainable reproduction of these species becomes difficult, and the adoption of new nesting places by the species makes conservation problems more urgent.
Keywords
Population; Nesting; Sedentary; Migratory; Gizilaghaj Bay
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