12-06-2018, 02:08 AM
It's become even more imperative that sugar glider numbers are reduced. Their predation has caused a shortage of female swift parrots creating a new threat for an already critically threatened species.
Due to the shortage of females, the birds are becoming polyamorous as males fight for their affections.
These birds are usually monogamous, but now with 3 males for every one female, the nesting females are being constantly harassed by other males to mate.
All of this distraction by other males is reducing their ability to feed themselves and their young and it's dramatically reducing survival rates. The resident male is constantly defending his partner and the female is constantly fighting off other males. It's just one more thing this species has to deal with. And while researchers haven't given up, they are incredibly concerned that this species is another likely to go extinct.
Due to the shortage of females, the birds are becoming polyamorous as males fight for their affections.
These birds are usually monogamous, but now with 3 males for every one female, the nesting females are being constantly harassed by other males to mate.
All of this distraction by other males is reducing their ability to feed themselves and their young and it's dramatically reducing survival rates. The resident male is constantly defending his partner and the female is constantly fighting off other males. It's just one more thing this species has to deal with. And while researchers haven't given up, they are incredibly concerned that this species is another likely to go extinct.
