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Titre :	Solitary breeding of Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus on the island of Pag(Croatia) in 1997
Auteurs :	Mauricio Stipcevic, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Acrocephalus (23(112) 2002)
Article en page(s) :	87-90
Résumé :	In Croatia, Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus breed on islands in the Kvarner Gulf and, until recently, on southern Velebit Mountain. The main permanent colonies in the Kvarner Gulf are on the islands of Cres, Krk and Prvic. Breeding on other islands in the Kvarner Gulf (Losinj, Plavnik, Goli, Sv. Grgur) is irregular. Occasional nesting on Goli, Sv. Grgur, Rab and Pag had not been confirmed or reported until today with the recently discovered nests with young or egg. In July 1997, one pair of breeding adult Griffon Vulture was found with completely fledged nestling in a nest on cliffs on Pag. The nest is situated at the to of a vertical fissure between two upright stone blocks, about 20 meters above the cliff base. This is the first documented record of Griffon Vulture nesting on Pag. This breeding site is a link between the main population stronghold on islands in the Kvarner Gulf and a small group of Griffon Vultures oil the mainland which, until recently, have nested on southern Velebit in gorges of Paklenica National Park.

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