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Titre :	Europes oldest ringed Hobby Falco subbuteo from Thuringia monitored in Bavaria.
Auteurs :	Heinz Krueger, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Ornithologischer Anzeiger (42(3) Oktober 2003)
Article en page(s) :	243-245
Résumé :	On the 6th August 1988 a brood of Hobby Falcons - two females and one male - were ringed in Thuringia. On the 25th September 2002, exactly 5163 days later an 313 kilometres to the South of ringing place, the male falcon with the ring number "Hiddensee 5 103 443" was picked up near Chieming, Bavaria. Already on the 29th September 2002 the bird was released after having been given the necessary care. Having lived to the age of 14 years, 1 month and 19 days this bird is known to be the oldest ringed Hobby Falcon in Europe.

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