The census of the Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus in the steppe habitat of the Zeta Plain (Montenegro) during 2021

Marija Šoškić Popović; Zoran Popović

doi:10.2478/acro-2022-0002

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The census of the Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus in the steppe habitat of the Zeta Plain (Montenegro) during 2021

Acrocephalus

Volume 43 (2022): Issue 192-193 (December 2022)

By: Marija Šoškić Popović and Zoran Popović

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|Jul 2026

Abstract

Census of Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus was carried out in the period from 16 to 25 April and from 29 May to 2 June 2021 in the area of Zeta plain (central Montenegro) using the playback method. Out of the total of 64 survey points, Stone-curlew presence was registered in 40 of them, with the breeding population estimated at 40–60 pairs. The first systematic census of the species confirmed the study area as a major nesting area for Stone-curlew in Montenegro with at least 67% of the total national population.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acro-2022-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6067 (formerly 0351-2851) | Journal ISSN: 0351-2851

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Language: English

Page range: 9 - 12

Submitted on: Apr 20, 2023

Accepted on: Jul 16, 2025

Published on: Jul 11, 2026

Published by: Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia - DOPPS Bird Life

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Volume 43 (2022): Issue 192-193 (December 2022)