Falco tinnunculus
Old nest material functions as an informative cue in making nest-site selection decisions in the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
... Raptors appear to make wide use of public, social, and environmental information for dispersal, colony-site settlement decisions and nest-site selection, with the breeding success of conspecifics being an important cue ...
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Intermittent Gliding in the Hunting Flight of the Kestrel, Falco Tinnunculus L
... The hunting flight of the kestrel Falco tinnunculus consists of short bouts of flight at wind speed against the wind with the eyes in afixedposition relative to the ground, and of short [r] ...
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Morphological properties of the last primaries, the tail feathers, and the alulae of Accipiter nisus, Columba livia, Falco peregrinus, and Falco tinnunculus
... Citation: Schmitz, A., Ponitz, B., Brücker, C., Schmitz, H., Herweg, J. and Bleckmann, H. (2015). Morphological properties of the last primaries, the tail feathers, and the alulae of Accipiter nisus, Columba livia, ...
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Methionine supplementation influences melanin based plumage colouration in Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, nestlings
... The extent to which the expression of melanin-based plumage colouration in birds is genetically or environmentally determined is controversial. Here, we performed a between-nest design supplementation with either the ...
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Carotenoid availability does not limit the capability of nestling kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) to cope with oxidative stress
... The experiment was carried out during the 2006 breeding season in a 1200·km 2 area around Rome using nestling Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus L. Nest boxes were visited regularly during the pre-hatching ...
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The food spectrum of sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus L.) and kestrel (Falco tinnunculus L.) in the Chřiby Upland
... Dlouhodobým předmětem výzkumu je objasnění stavu populace, biologie a potravního spektra kra- hujce obecného (Accipiter nisus L.) a poštolky obecné (Falco tinnunculus L.). Zkoumáním potravního spektra ...
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Comparative morphological and histological study of the pecten oculi in two species of Iraqi birds (Falco tinnunculus L. and Streptopelia decaocto F.) Mohammed A. Gali | Shaimaa A. Abid
... Study showed structure of pecten oculi in the Kestrel Falco tinnunculus L.was Pleated type and consisted of 17 folds which were thick. While in the Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto F. was Vaned type and ...
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The Wake of a Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) in Gliding Flight
... The aerodynamics of a kestrel in steady gliding flight seem to be well described by classical aircraft theory and a steady-state lifting line analysis of an elliptically loaded wing pair[r] ...
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Field Measurements of Hanging Flight Aerodynamics in the Kestrel Falco Tinnunculus
... The vertical wind angle, 6, the wind speed and its horizontal direction were measured at 13 heights up to 8.8m above the windward slope, the top and the leeward slope of the dike under v[r] ...
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The Wake of a Kestrel (Falco Tinnunculus) in Flapping Flight
... Wing beat kinematics and wake structure The circulation measurements reported above support the notion that the wake of a flapping kestrel is composed of a continuous vortex pair of cons[r] ...
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Effects of maternal carotenoid availability in relation to sex, parasite infection and health status of nestling kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)
... In this study, we explore sex-related effects of an increase in carotenoid availability before egg laying on nestling health status in Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758), a sexually ...
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Effects of a short period of elevated circulating corticosterone on postnatal growth in free living Eurasian kestrels Falco tinnunculus
... kestrel Falco tinnunculus nestlings, we artificially elevated corticosterone to stress-induced levels over 2–3 days in the middle of the nestling stage by implanting biodegradable implants, controlling the ...
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Spatial partitioning of morphological and genetic variation in the New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, Palmerston North
... The New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) is a medium sized falcon endemic to New Zealand. New Zealand falcons have a flexible ecology, inhabiting a variety of habitats including bush, coastlines, mountains, ...
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Kleptoparasitism by Bald Eagles ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) as a factor in reducing Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) predation on Dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) wintering in British Columbia
... Kleptoparasitism, or food piracy, is common in a wide range of taxa, particularly among predators, with the larger species forcing smaller species to surrender their catch. The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is ...
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Winter habitat use of New Zealand falcons (Falco novaeseelandiae ferox) in an intensively managed pine plantation, central North Island, New Zealand
... Prior to human arrival, 78% of New Zealand’s landscape was covered by native podocarp forest, but over the past seven centuries, more than 60% of the forest has been destroyed and converted largely into pasture for ...
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POPULATION RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE: WINTERING STRATEGY HAS CARRYOVER EFFECTS ON THE TIMING OF NEST INITIATION AND MATE CHOICE IN A PARTIAL MIGRANT, THE AMERICAN KESTREL FALCO SPARVERIUS
... across all loci compared to Miller et al. (2012) who also used microsatellite DNA to investigate genetic diversity and differentiation between American kestrels populations in the western and eastern United States. ...
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The ecological requirements of the New Zealand falcon (Falco novaseelandiae) in plantation forestry : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... As a result of forest clearance for agriculture, settlement and a high demand for wood products world-wide, more and more indigenous forest ecosystems are under threat (Sisk et al. 1994). Consequently, many bird species ...
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Non breeding ecology of New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) in a pine plantation forest : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... The nonͲmigratory New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) occurs in native habitats,butalsoinlargemanagedexotictimberforests.Birdsintheseexoticforests are inevitably faced with habitat alterations by timber ...
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Spatial partitioning of morphological and genetic variation in the New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, Palmerston North
... The remaining Falco species are harder to group. The sooty and Eleonora’s falcon are thought to be sister species. Wink (2004) concluded they had similarities in ecology and behaviour and thought they may be ...
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Non breeding ecology of New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) in a pine plantation forest : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... I investigated a falcon population living in a large plantation forest, Kaingaroa forest through addressing the following questions: 1 how changes in forest structures influence falcons’[r] ...
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