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Two additional raptors to the Iraqi avifauna: The first observation of lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos negevensis) and Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) Cover

Two additional raptors to the Iraqi avifauna: The first observation of lappet-faced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos negevensis) and Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2024-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2644-5247 | Journal ISSN: 1337-3463
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 83
Submitted on: Aug 19, 2024
Accepted on: Sep 9, 2024
Published on: Oct 18, 2024
Published by: Raptor Protection of Slovakia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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