First data on feeding ecology of Goshawk Accipiter gentilis during the breeding season in the natura 2000 site Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas (Beira Litoral, Portugal)

• Main Authors: Petronilho, João M. S., Vingada, José V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Spea 2002
• Subjects: Goshawk; Feding ecology; Breeding season; Mira; Accipiter gentilis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/2672

This study describes the diet of the Goshwak Accipiter gentilis within littoral ecosystems dominated by pine trees. Samples were collected during the breeding season of 2001 in Dunas de Mira, Gândara e Gafanhas, located in the littoral centre of Portugal and recently included in the Portuguese Natur...