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Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae



References

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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.

BirdLife International. 2004. Birds in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

BirdLife International. 2015. European Red List of Birds. Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg.

BirdLife International. In prep.. European Red List of Birds. Deliverable to the European Commission (DG Environment) in 2021 under Service Contract ENV.D.3/SER/2018/0018.

del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (eds). 1994. Handbook of the Birds of the World, vol. 2: New World Vultures to Guineafowl. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.

Ferguson-Lees, J. and Christie, D.A. 2001. Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London.

Fric, J., Kassara, C., Tsiopelas, N., Tzali, M., Dimalexis, T., Giokas, S., 2019. Good Practice Guide for the adaptation of the Eleonora's Falcon to climate change. LIFE ElClimA (LIFE13 NAT/GR/000909). NCC Ltd.

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IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).

Kassara, C., Evangelidis, A., Tsiopelas, N. & Giokas, S. 2019. Movement ecology of Eleonora’s falcon at its breeding grounds: revealing foraging patterns and identifying threats with the use of GPS telemetry. 14th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions. Thessaloniki, Greece.

Martínez-Abrain, A., Oro, D., Ferrís, V. and Belenguer, R. 2002. Is growing tourist activity affecting the distribution or number of breeding pairs in a small colony of the Eleonora’s Falcon? Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 25(2): 47-51.

Orta, J. and Kirwan, G.M. 2014. Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Qninba, A., Benhoussa, A. & El Agbani, M.A. 2016. Oiseau de proie. A table avec le Faucon d’Eléonore. D’îles en îles 21: 14-17.

Rguibi, H., Qninba, A. and Benhoussa, A. 2012a. Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Updated state of knowledge and conservation of the nesting populations of the Mediterranean Small Islands. Albatross Project Monograph. Initiative PIM.

Ristow, D. & Xirouchakis, S. 2000. What is killing Eleonora's Falcons? World Birdwatch 22(1): 14-15.

Ristow, D. 1999. International Species Action Plan for Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae.

Ristow, D. 2001. Poison is causing the sudden population decline of Eleonora's Falcons. International Hawkwatcher 3: 10-17.

Snow, D.W. and Perrins, C.M. 1998. The Birds of the Western Palearctic, Volume 1: Non-Passerines. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

STRIX. 2012. Developing and testing the methodology for assessing and mapping the sensitivity of migratory birds to wind energy development. BirdLife International, Cambridge.

Touati, L., Nedjah, R., Samraoui, F., Alfarhan, A. H., Gangoso, L., Figuerola, J. & Samraoui, B. 2017. On the brink: status and breeding ecology of Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae in Algeria. Bird Conservation International 27: 594-606.

Further resources

Detailed species account from Birds in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status (BirdLife International 2004)

Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)

International Action Plan

LIFE - NATURE 2003 Project

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/eleonoras-falcon-falco-eleonorae on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.