Orthopterans (Insecta: Orthoptera) of conservation value in the Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo food in Bulgaria

Three species of Bush-crickets (Orthoptera) of conservation value or poorly known were found in the Eurasian Eagle Owl food in southeastern Bulgaria. Their localities are new country records and two of them cover Natura 2000 SCI zones. The repeated predation on Bradyporus macrogaster in UTM square M...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”
Main Authors: Dragan Chobanov, Boyan Milchev
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.63.e53867
https://doaj.org/article/908f9b7310e3419181ef35b744ebf3bc
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Summary:Three species of Bush-crickets (Orthoptera) of conservation value or poorly known were found in the Eurasian Eagle Owl food in southeastern Bulgaria. Their localities are new country records and two of them cover Natura 2000 SCI zones. The repeated predation on Bradyporus macrogaster in UTM square MG99 confirms the potential of this area for a new Natura 2000 site.