Bird strike incidents involving Kenya Airways flights at three Kenyan airports, 1991-2001

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 122-128

  Owino, A ^a   Biwott, N ^b   Amutete, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Airways   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Birds; Kenya Airways; Kisumu; Mombasa; Nairobi

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AIRPORT; AVIFAUNA; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; KISUMU [NYANZA]; MOMBASA [COAST PROVINCE]; NAIROBI [KENYA]; NYANZA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ARDEIDAE; AVES; CICONIIDAE; CORVIDAE; GRUIDAE; NUMIDIDAE; THRESKIORNITHIDAE;

EID: 3042565699     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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