Habitat preferences of breeding Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus in Central Europe

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2024.2391840" target="_blank" >10.1080/00063657.2024.2391840</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Habitat preferences of breeding Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus in Central Europe

Original language description

Capsule A description of habitats used for breeding by Eurasian Sparrowhawks, along with variables affecting their breeding habitat selection. Aims To describe the habitat preferences of breeding Eurasian Sparrowhawks, and to identify variables affecting their breeding habitat selection at different spatial scales, in a rural area of Central Europe (Czech Republic). Methods Eurasian Sparrowhawk nests were found and the habitat characteristics of breeding sites were measured at three spatial scales, and then compared with randomly selected locations. Results The nests were regularly distributed within the forests of the study area, avoiding small forest patches. The territories were somewhat associated with dense forest stands of a distinctive structure. All nests were built in coniferous trees, in the lower parts of their green crowns and close to the trunks. In the areas surrounding the nests, we found a greater abundance of some bird (prey) species and a higher diversity of birds, compared to the random areas. Conclusion The Eurasian Sparrowhawks preferred to breed in forests with a specific structure that provided sufficient concealment and access to their nests, and they located their breeding territories as far from each other as possible. The birds also seemed to prefer breeding in localities with a greater food supply. The variables affecting Eurasian Sparrowhawk breeding habitat selection may include intraspecific competition, size and structure of available forests, availability of coniferous trees for nest placement, and the composition of the food supply in the vicinity of their nests.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10615 - Ornithology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Bird Study

ISSN

0006-3657

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

72

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

139-151

UT code for WoS article

001295936400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85201705691