Sustaining Increasing Wintering Raptor Populations in Central Israel: A 38 Years Perspective
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Study Area
4. Results
5. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Common Name | Latin Name | N | % | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vultures | Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | 7 | <0.1 | Least Concern |
Black Vulture | Aegypius monachus | 8 | <0.1 | Near Threatened | |
Sea Eagles | White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | 9 | <0.1 | Least Concern |
Osprey | Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | 17 | <0.1 | Least Concern |
Eagles | Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | 16 | <0.1 | Least Concern |
Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | 485 | 1.1 | Vulnerable | |
Lesser Spotted Eagle | Aquila pomarina | 21 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Spotted Eagle | Aquila clanga | 439 | 1 | Vulnerable | |
Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | 13 | <0.1 | Endangered | |
Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | 4 | <0.1 | Endangered | |
Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | 56 | 0.1 | Least Concern | |
Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | 25 | 0.1 | Least Concern | |
Bonelli’s Eagle | Hieraaetus fasciatus | 89 | 0.2 | Least Concern | |
Kites | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | 26,057 | 59.1 | Least Concern |
Black-shouldered Kite | Elanus caeruleus | 673 | 1.5 | Least Concern | |
Harriers | Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | 2026 | 4.6 | Least Concern |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | 920 | 2.1 | Least Concern | |
Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | 216 | 0.5 | Near Threatened | |
Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | 19 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Buzzards | Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | 900 | 2 | Least Concern |
Steppe Buzzard | Buteo vulpinus | 2903 | 6.6 | Least Concern | |
Sparrowhawks | Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | 885 | 2 | Least Concern |
Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | 42 | 0.1 | Least Concern | |
Falcons | Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | 7989 | 18.1 | Least Concern |
Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | 15 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Hobby | Falco subbuteo | 4 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Eleonora’s Falcon | Falco eleonorae | 3 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Peregrine | Falco peregrinus | 119 | 0.3 | Least Concern | |
Barbary Falcon | Falco pelegrinoides | 5 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | 123 | 0.3 | Least Concern | |
Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | 12 | <0.1 | Endangered | |
Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | 20 | <0.1 | Least Concern | |
Total | 44,120 |
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Hadad, E.; Zduniak, P.; Yosef, R. Sustaining Increasing Wintering Raptor Populations in Central Israel: A 38 Years Perspective. Sustainability 2022, 14, 12481. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912481
Hadad E, Zduniak P, Yosef R. Sustaining Increasing Wintering Raptor Populations in Central Israel: A 38 Years Perspective. Sustainability. 2022; 14(19):12481. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912481
Chicago/Turabian StyleHadad, Ezra, Piotr Zduniak, and Reuven Yosef. 2022. "Sustaining Increasing Wintering Raptor Populations in Central Israel: A 38 Years Perspective" Sustainability 14, no. 19: 12481. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912481