First breeding record of Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Campo de Tabernas (Almería, Spain)
The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is an endangered bird species identified in Annex I of the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) as requiring special protection measures. It is scarce in Almería, where breeding nuclei were restricted to the plains of Los Vélez (on the northern provincial boundary with Gr...
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| Tipo de recurso: | otro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/296771 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296771 https://doi.org/10.20350/digitalCSIC/15147 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Lesser Kestrel Breeding Distribution range |
| Sumario: | The Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) is an endangered bird species identified in Annex I of the Birds Directive (79/409/EEC) as requiring special protection measures. It is scarce in Almería, where breeding nuclei were restricted to the plains of Los Vélez (on the northern provincial boundary with Granada) and the plains of Fernán-Pérez (in the Cabo de Gata Natural Park) in 2019 census. Here we present for the first time its reproduction in Campo de Tabernas, a semiarid area in Almería province, which means an increase of the range of the species in that province. During the spring-summer of 2022, four pairs of Lesser Kestrel in were found in this area, two of them breeding with apparent success. Campo de Tabernas could be a suitable area for the Lesser Kestrel if a management program of nesting sites specifically designed for the species were run. We suggest such program should be based on the appropriate management of bridges and other human infrastructures (e.g. buildings in the villages of the area) and be supported by the Administration. |
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