Status and distribution of the egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in the Canary Islands
This paper presents the results of the first census of Neophron percnopterus in the Canary Islands, undertaken during 1987. The species is currently retricted to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote; the populations on La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria are now considered extinct. The number...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1993 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/22935 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/22935 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Resumo: | This paper presents the results of the first census of Neophron percnopterus in the Canary Islands, undertaken during 1987. The species is currently retricted to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote; the populations on La Gomera, Tenerife and Gran Canaria are now considered extinct. The number of breeding birds is estimated at between 31 to 37 pairs, mainly concentrated on Fuerteventura (26 to 31 pairs) with the remainder on Lanzarote and its oultlying islets. The population frend is unknown and, at the moment, apart from some egg-collecting, there appears to be no serious threat factors operating. |
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