TY - JOUR AU - Roerig, Joel PY - 2013/06/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Shadow boxing by birds - a literature study and new data from southern Africa JF - Biodiversity Observations JA - Biodiv. Obs. VL - IS - SE - Articles DO - UR - https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/BO/article/view/190 SP - 39 - 68 AB - Avian shadow boxing can be described as birds attacking, fighting, calling, pecking, displaying or flying at their reflections in mirrors or windows in an attempt to defend their territory against a perceived intruder. For the first time, this study summarizes the literature on this topic; it lists 78 species recorded shadow boxing worldwide ER -