Monitoring the world population of the lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) on the non-breeding grounds in southern Africa

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 485-493

  Herremans, Marc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; MONITORING; PASSERINE; POPULATION SIZE; SAVANNA;

BOTSWANA; KALAHARI BASIN;

AVES; LANIUS MINOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0032445712     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01653472     Document Type: Article

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