La Tour du Valat

Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes

Titre :	Citizen science project to monitor wildlife: a first census of wintering Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus in Sicily (2022)
Auteurs :	Salvatore Surdo, Auteur ; Paolo Galasso, Auteur ; Camillo Cusimano, Auteur ; Marco Reale, Auteur ; Manuel Andrea Zafarana, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia (92(2) December, 2022)
Article en page(s) :	33-38
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés:	Citizen science ; counting ; raptors ; wintering population
Résumé :	Citizen science can represent an effective tool for large-scale data collection and can be used to improve scientific knowledge and define species distribution ranges before proper planning of related conservation strategies. A regional census of wintering Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus in Sicily, never achieved before, was organized by GAM (Gruppo Aquila Minore - Booted Eagle Group) on 12 January 2020, involving 90 people from several organizations. A total of 112 wintering individuals have been recorded for the whole region, collecting related data about their colour morph, habitat preference and altitude. A regional estimate of 180-220 wintering individuals was calculated, also considering previous data collected during counts carried out in some selected sample areas during December 2019 and January 2020.
En ligne :	https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/583

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