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Titre :	Numbers and breeding distribution of the Bee-eater Merops apiaster in province Voivodina (northern Serbia) between 1987 and 1990
Auteurs :	J. J. Purger, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Vogelwelt (Die) (122(5) 2001)
Article en page(s) :	279-282
Résumé :	Based on the questionnaire survey it was established that 185 Bee-eater pairs nested at 28 localities in Voivodina (Serbia) in 1987, 184 pairs at 21 localities in 1988, 32 pairs at 5 localities in 1989, and 191 pairs at 20 localities in 1990. Since data were available from only about 20% of the province, while conditions of nesting seemed suitable in almost the entire area, I estimated the Bee-eater population of the entire province at 1000-2000 pairs. Over 50% of the nest sites were occupied by 1-5 pairs each. There were no differences between years in frequencies of colony sizes. 40% of nest sites were in loess faces, 15% in vertical riparian banks, 15% in sand pits, 15% in excavation sites of brick factories, 15% at other types of earth excavations (constructions, road works). The most frequent co-nesting species of Bee-eaters were Sand Martin and Tree Sparrow, but House Sparrows, Starlings, Swifts, Wheatears and Kestrels were also found occupying the same nesting locations.

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