Nest-Site Characteristics and Parasitism Risk in Common Babblers, Mardan Pakistan

Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is the location for this field study investigating how nest placement affects parasitism by Jacobin cuckoos in common babblers. The dataset was collected by Asif Sadam during April–May and August–September of 2021 and 2023. It likely contains observations of nest-site characteristics and parasitism events from systematic walking surveys in patchy habitats.

Use Cases

• Modeling parasitism risk based on nest-site characteristics described in the study area.
• Analyzing the relationship between habitat features (e.g., shrubs, streams) and successful parasitic chick production.
• Studying the spatial distribution of common babbler nests in a heterogeneous landscape of cultivated farmland and natural vegetation.

Strengths

• Data collection occurred over two distinct field seasons (2021 and 2023), providing temporal replication.
• Surveys were conducted systematically during peak activity periods (dawn and late afternoon) across suitable breeding habitats.
• The study area is described in specific geographic and climatic detail, including coordinates (34.2° N, 72.04° E) and temperature ranges.

Limitations

• The analysis is restricted to parasitism events where successful parasitic chicks were produced; egg-stage parasitism could not be recorded.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Asif Sadam via figshare

Collection Method

Field observations from systematic walking surveys during dawn and late afternoon, marking and periodically checking nests.

Time Range

April–May and August–September of 2021 and 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 10:03:25; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (approximately 34.2° N, 72.04° E)