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Review and summary of red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) observations during migration periods in Slovakia Cover

Review and summary of red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) observations during migration periods in Slovakia

Open Access
|Dec 2017

Abstract

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) migrates throughout the territory of Slovakia regularly, though it rarely breeds here. In the present paper we have reviewed and summarised its observations between the years 1905–2016, focusing on the spring and autumn migration periods and its occurrence outside the breeding season. In total, we have gathered the data on 799 observations of 3,717 individuals. Considering the unsystematic data collection, the data should be taken with caution and may rather serve for information purposes only. However, they provide useful basic items of information regarding the species’ seasonal dynamics in Slovakia and its phenology, and document the evident increase in the number of individuals observed since 2014.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2017-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
Language: English
Page range: 51 - 67
Submitted on: Nov 2, 2017
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Accepted on: Nov 11, 2017
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Published on: Dec 21, 2017
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2017 Michal Noga, Luboš Vadel, Roman Slobodník, published by Raptor Protection of Slovakia
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