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Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	A preliminary overview of monitoring for raptors in latvia
Auteurs :	Janis Reihmanis, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Acrocephalus (33(154-55) 2012)
Article en page(s) :	301-304
Résumé :	Latvia is situated in Northern Europe and belongs to the Bored biogeographical region (EC 2005). Most of the country is composed of fertile lowland plains and moderate hills. Forests account for 56% of the total land area. Mires occupy 9.9% of Latvia's territory. Of these, 42% are raised bogs.Raptor assemblages (both diurnal and nocturnal) are comprised of species characteristic of Northern Europe. Species composition of breeding raptors is similar (forms one cluster) to that in the neighbouring Estonia and Fennoscandian countries Finland, Sweden and Norway (LOPEZ-LOPEZ et al. 2008).Including all historical records and rare vagrants, Latvia's list of raptors includes 28 diurnal raptor species and 13 owl species. Out of these, at least 17 diurnal birds of prey and at least 7 owl species can be counted as regularly breeding species (BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL 2004, LATVIJAS PUTNI 2013).

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