Tree-cavity nesting of Austral Pygmy-Owls (Glaucidium nana) in Andean Temperate Forests of Southern Chile

Journal of Raptor Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-85

  Ibarra, José Tomás ^a,b   Altamirano, Tomás A ^c   Martin, Kathy ^a,d   Vargas, F Hernán ^b   Bonacic, Cristián ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^c School of Forestry   (Chile)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Austral Pygmy Owl; Biological legacies; Breeding; Cavity nesting; Chile; Glaucidium nana; Habitat; Nesting; Patagonia; Temperate rainforests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897896033     PISSN: 08921016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3356/JRR-13-00037.1     Document Type: Letter

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