First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands

The breeding population of Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis is found in Siberian tundra, mainly restricted within the Taymyr peninsula. It is highly migratory and winters mostly around the Black Sea (particularly in Bulgaria and Romania) and to a lesser extent around the Caspian, with some birds...

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Main Author: Sultana, Joe
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Birdlife Malta 2010
Subjects:
Branta
Birds > Malta
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Geese > Malta
Taymyr
Taymyr Peninsula
Tundra
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/36481 2023-05-15T18:31:22+02:00 First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands Sultana, Joe 2010 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481 en eng Birdlife Malta Sultana, J. (2010). First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands. Il-Merill, 32, 46. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Branta Birds -- Malta Anatidae Anseriformes Geese -- Malta article 2010 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T17:57:40Z The breeding population of Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis is found in Siberian tundra, mainly restricted within the Taymyr peninsula. It is highly migratory and winters mostly around the Black Sea (particularly in Bulgaria and Romania) and to a lesser extent around the Caspian, with some birds reaching SE Europe (Greece and Turkey). In Italy It has been recorded more than 30 times, including once in Sicily in January 1992, whose origin is uncertain. The first sighting of these birds in Malta was in December 2011 N/A Article in Journal/Newspaper Taymyr Taymyr Peninsula Tundra University of Malta: OAR@UM Taymyr ENVELOPE(89.987,89.987,68.219,68.219)
institution Open Polar
collection University of Malta: OAR@UM
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language English
topic Branta
Birds -- Malta
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Geese -- Malta
spellingShingle Branta
Birds -- Malta
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Geese -- Malta
Sultana, Joe
First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
topic_facet Branta
Birds -- Malta
Anatidae
Anseriformes
Geese -- Malta
description The breeding population of Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis is found in Siberian tundra, mainly restricted within the Taymyr peninsula. It is highly migratory and winters mostly around the Black Sea (particularly in Bulgaria and Romania) and to a lesser extent around the Caspian, with some birds reaching SE Europe (Greece and Turkey). In Italy It has been recorded more than 30 times, including once in Sicily in January 1992, whose origin is uncertain. The first sighting of these birds in Malta was in December 2011 N/A
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Sultana, Joe
author_facet Sultana, Joe
author_sort Sultana, Joe
title First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
title_short First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
title_full First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
title_fullStr First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
title_full_unstemmed First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands
title_sort first record of red-breasted goose branta ruficollis in the maltese islands
publisher Birdlife Malta
publishDate 2010
url https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481
long_lat ENVELOPE(89.987,89.987,68.219,68.219)
geographic Taymyr
geographic_facet Taymyr
genre Taymyr
Taymyr Peninsula
Tundra
genre_facet Taymyr
Taymyr Peninsula
Tundra
op_relation Sultana, J. (2010). First record of Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis in the Maltese Islands. Il-Merill, 32, 46.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/36481
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The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
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