Status, distribution, and diet of Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae) in the Canary Islands

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-336

  De León, Leandro ^a   Rodríguez, Beneharo ^a   Martín, Aurelio ^a   Nogales, Manuel ^b   Alonso, Jesús ^a   Izquierdo, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Diet; Distribution; Eleonora's Falcon; Falco eleonorae; Status

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; DIET; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

FALCO ELEONORAE; FALCONIDAE;

EID: 39049142049     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/0892-1016(2007)41[331:SDADOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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