La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	The Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in Famenne
Auteurs :	Denis van der Elst, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Aves (36(1-2) Sept., 1999)
Article en page(s) :	53-64
Résumé :	The Famenne is a large shisty area of 973 km2 on the eastern side of the river Meuse, between Beauraing and Hamoir. Apart from the wooded areas (384 km2) and towns and villages (170 km2), a remaining area of 419 km2 open land should be favourable to the Red-backed Shrikes. A study covering the whole Famenne in 1997 enabled to localize 571 districts of Red-backed Shrikes. It is the highest number ever imagined or found in the Famenne, knowing that in 1973/1977 the total population was estimated at 85 districts and in 1988/1989 at 180/200 districts. This species inhabits most of the open land of the Famenne. The highest densities reach once 17 districts, twice 13 districts and once 12 districts per 1 UTM km2 square (see plate 1). These are found in the Military Camp of Marche-en-Famenne where the densities have remarkably increased since its opening in 1981 (see plate 3). The Famenne traditionally shelters a fauna and a flora of high quality: the coming back of the Red-backed Shrikeis certainly due to the preserved characteristics of the landscape.

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