Migration Strategies of Birds of Prey in Western Palearctic

ISBN-13: 9780367765439 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 310 str.

Michele Panuccio; Ugo Mellone; Nicolantonio Agostini

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The book gives a complete overview of the migration ecology of Western Palearctic raptors. Across seasons and continents, with great navigation abilities and facing high mortality risks, these species move twice a year between their breeding and wintering sites.

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Foreword. Raptors as models to study animal migrations. Osprey Pandion haliaetus. Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus. Western honey buzzard Pernis apivorus. Crested honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus. Eurasian griffon vulture Gyps fulvus. Short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus. Lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina. Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga. Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus. Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis. Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca. Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes. Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus. Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus. Hen harrier Circus cyaneus. Pallid harrier Circus macrourus. Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus. Red kite Milvus. Red kite Milvus. Black kite Milvus migrans. Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus. Long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus. Eurasian buzzard Buteo. Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni. Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus. Amur falcon Falco amurensis. Eleonora’s falcon Falco eleonorae. Sooty falcon Falco concolor. Merlin Falco columbarius. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo. Saker falcon Falco cherrug. PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus. References.