The peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia
This paper presents an overview of summarized data on the distribution, population, trend, ecology (habitat, feeding and breeding) and threats to the peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia, with special reference to the recent period. Peregrine falcon is in general widely distr...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e4a0183a5f4f4584840e3fd0a8eea819 2023-05-15T16:09:53+02:00 The peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia Grubač Bratislav 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5937/ZasPri1802067G https://doaj.org/article/e4a0183a5f4f4584840e3fd0a8eea819 EN SR eng srp Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0514-5899/2018/0514-58991802067G.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/0514-5899 https://doaj.org/toc/2620-0465 0514-5899 2620-0465 doi:10.5937/ZasPri1802067G https://doaj.org/article/e4a0183a5f4f4584840e3fd0a8eea819 Zaštita prirode, Vol 68, Iss 1-2, Pp 67-75 (2018) peregrine falcon falco peregrinus serbia distribution population trend ecology threats Environmental protection TD169-171.8 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5937/ZasPri1802067G 2022-12-31T06:13:36Z This paper presents an overview of summarized data on the distribution, population, trend, ecology (habitat, feeding and breeding) and threats to the peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia, with special reference to the recent period. Peregrine falcon is in general widely distributed sedentary bird, the habitat of which ranges from lowlands to high-mountainous areas at the approximate altitudes of 85 to 2500 m. Current, rather reduced breeding population from the period between 2014 and 2018, mostly occurs in the eastern, and much less in the southeastern, western, central and southern parts of the country. According to data for the period 1977-1997, one rather small population was breeding in the mountainous regions of Kosovo and Metohija. There is no reliable evidence of this species breeding in Vojvodina. In the distant past, the period from late 19th century to the 1970s, this species was very rare in Serbia. In the period 1977-1997, as well at the beginning of 21st century, the population increased from approximately 40-60 to 65-90 pairs. The current population exhibited a marked decline with the estimated 30-50 breeding pairs in the period 2014-2018. The peregrine falcon mostly breeds on the cliffs in rocky and hilly-mountainous areas up to 1.700 m of altitude. It mainly feeds on pigeons and doves, mostly Columba livia f. domestica, C. livia, C. palumbus, Streptopelia turtur and S. decaocto, as well as thrushes Turdus spp., common starlings Sturnus vulgaris, crows and many other birds. Peregrine falcon usually lays eggs from the second half of March to early April, while the young start leaving the nest from late May to mid-June. Breeding success is on average 2.3 young (varies between 1 and 4) per successful nesting (N = 53), whereas productivity is 1.9 young per pair (N = 64). Illegal killing of the peregrine falcons by pigeon breeders and hunters represents a major threat and a cause of 94 % mortality of the species, thus being a major problem of this species' conservation in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Zastita prirode 68 1-2 67 75 |
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This paper presents an overview of summarized data on the distribution, population, trend, ecology (habitat, feeding and breeding) and threats to the peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia, with special reference to the recent period. Peregrine falcon is in general widely distributed sedentary bird, the habitat of which ranges from lowlands to high-mountainous areas at the approximate altitudes of 85 to 2500 m. Current, rather reduced breeding population from the period between 2014 and 2018, mostly occurs in the eastern, and much less in the southeastern, western, central and southern parts of the country. According to data for the period 1977-1997, one rather small population was breeding in the mountainous regions of Kosovo and Metohija. There is no reliable evidence of this species breeding in Vojvodina. In the distant past, the period from late 19th century to the 1970s, this species was very rare in Serbia. In the period 1977-1997, as well at the beginning of 21st century, the population increased from approximately 40-60 to 65-90 pairs. The current population exhibited a marked decline with the estimated 30-50 breeding pairs in the period 2014-2018. The peregrine falcon mostly breeds on the cliffs in rocky and hilly-mountainous areas up to 1.700 m of altitude. It mainly feeds on pigeons and doves, mostly Columba livia f. domestica, C. livia, C. palumbus, Streptopelia turtur and S. decaocto, as well as thrushes Turdus spp., common starlings Sturnus vulgaris, crows and many other birds. Peregrine falcon usually lays eggs from the second half of March to early April, while the young start leaving the nest from late May to mid-June. Breeding success is on average 2.3 young (varies between 1 and 4) per successful nesting (N = 53), whereas productivity is 1.9 young per pair (N = 64). Illegal killing of the peregrine falcons by pigeon breeders and hunters represents a major threat and a cause of 94 % mortality of the species, thus being a major problem of this species' conservation in ... |
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The peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia |
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The peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus (Tunstall, 1771) in Serbia |
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