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Movements of a juvenile red kite Milvus milvus in the border zone of Aaustria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic Cover

Movements of a juvenile red kite Milvus milvus in the border zone of Aaustria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

Open Access
|Mar 2014

Abstract

One juvenile female red kite was tracked during 2011-2013. The bird was tagged with a leg-mount radio transmitter in a nest in the Záhorská nížina Lowland in western Slovakia. Movements were monitored in the natal area and in the temporary settlement area (TSA). These areas were 40 km apart. The location of the TSA in the border zone ofAustria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic confirmed information about the wintering of local birds in the region. The temporary settlement area (MCP = 402.0 km2, 95% FKP = 622.8 km2, 50% FKP = 68.6 km2) was mainly situated in Austria. The natal area was significantly smaller (MCP = 34.7 km2, 95% FKP = 32.3 km2, 50% FKP = 5.0 km2). The juvenile hunted an average of 12.5 km from the communal roost place.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2013-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 48
Published on: Mar 26, 2014
Published by: Raptor Protection of Slovakia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2014 Vladimír Nemček, published by Raptor Protection of Slovakia
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.