Observations on the population and breeding status of the african white-backed vulture, the black-chested snake eagle, and the secretarybird in the kgalagadi transfrontier park

Ostrich

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 127-135

  Herholdt, J J ^a   Anderson, M D ^b  

^a Mkhunyane Reserve   (South Africa)

^b N Cape Dept Tourism Environ C   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITRIDAE; CIRCAETUS PECTORALIS; GYPS AFRICANUS; RAPTORES; SAGITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS;

EID: 33846189458     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: 1727947X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/00306520609485523     Document Type: Article

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