Integrated approach improves monitoring of wintering Red Kites in Central Europe
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3356/JRR-22-97" target="_blank" >10.3356/JRR-22-97</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Integrated approach improves monitoring of wintering Red Kites in Central Europe
Original language description
The Red Kite (Milvus milvus) is a common raptor in suitable areas of Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovkia during the nonbreeding season. However, the exact number of birds wintering in these countries remains unknown. Through an integrated approach using satellite telemetry, direct field surveys at nocturnal roosts, and citizen science databases, we estimated the wintering population of Red Kites in this area during the winter of 2020/2021. Based on three surveys taking place at the beginning (28 November 2020), middle (9 January 2021), and end (5 February 2021) of winter, respectively, we counted 566, 558, and 536 Red Kites. The observations from online citizen science databases mostly appeared to correspond with the area of communal roost sites. Using our combined approach, the estimates of wintering Red Kites were determined as minimum numbers in the study area. A comparison of historical data (from the second half of the 20th and beginning of the 21st centuries, respectively) and our own results suggests that the wintering population of Red Kites in the study area has increased substantially. This dynamic could be caused by changes in climatic conditions, a shift of the birds' breeding range in Europe, changes in migration behavior and/or food availability, and /or conservation efforts.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - 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
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Raptor Research
ISSN
0892-1016
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
57
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
653-661
UT code for WoS article
001162418500012
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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