Kleptotrichy

Kleptotrichy is the stealing of mammal hair by birds for use in their nests.

The phenomenon was first defined scientifically in a journal article published in July 2021. Scientists largely studied it from videos posted to YouTube.^[1]

References[edit]

^ Pollock, Henry S.; MacDonald, Sean E.; Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson; Brawn, Jeffrey D.; Sutton, Zachary S.; Hauber, Mark E. (2021). "What the pluck? Theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications". Ecology. 102 (12): e03501. doi:10.1002/ecy.3501. PMID 34314035. S2CID 236453003 – via Wiley Online Library.

[1] Pollock, Henry S.; MacDonald, Sean E.; Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeferson; Brawn, Jeffrey D.; Sutton, Zachary S.; Hauber, Mark E. (2021). "What the pluck? Theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications". Ecology. 102 (12): e03501. doi:10.1002/ecy.3501. PMID 34314035. S2CID 236453003 – via Wiley Online Library.

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