<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The population of the red-footed falcon in Slovakia inhabits the north-western edge of the species' breeding range. This breeding population is relatively small and came near to extinction during the population decline of this species in central Europe in recent decades. Thanks to increasing numbers of breeding pairs in Hungary, the Slovak population began to grow again. Moreover, some differences in breeding biology associated with breeding in nest boxes were found. Here we describe the dependence of the small isolated breeding population in Slovakia on the core population in the more eastern parts of the Carpathian Basin, and the impact of supporting activities (nest boxes) on this raptor species in Slovakia.</p></abstract>

The population of the red-footed falcon in Slovakia inhabits the north-western edge of the species' breeding range. This breeding population is relatively small and came near to extinction during the population decline of this species in central Europe in recent decades. Thanks to increasing numbers of breeding pairs in Hungary, the Slovak population began to grow again. Moreover, some differences in breeding biology associated with breeding in nest boxes were found. Here we describe the dependence of the small isolated breeding population in Slovakia on the core population in the more eastern parts of the Carpathian Basin, and the impact of supporting activities (nest boxes) on this raptor species in Slovakia.

Trend in an isolated population of the red-footed falcon (<italic>Falco vespertinus</italic>) at the edge of its breeding range (south-western Slovakia)

Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Education

Raptor Journal

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Trend in an isolated population of the red-footed falcon () at the edge of its breeding range (south-western Slovakia)

The population of the red-footed falcon in Slovakia inhabits the north-western edge of the species' breeding range. This breeding population is relatively...

Trend in an isolated population of the red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) at the edge of its breeding range (south-western Slovakia)

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 83 - 89

Received: Oct 19, 2017

Accepted: Nov 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2017-0007

Keywords
breeding population, population trend, artificial nests, nest height, nest success

© 2017 Roman Slobodník et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Trend in an isolated population of the red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) at the edge of its breeding range (south-western Slovakia)

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 83 - 89

Received: Oct 19, 2017

Accepted: Nov 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2017-0007

Keywordsbreeding population, population trend, artificial nests, nest height, nest success

© 2017 Roman Slobodník et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
breeding population, population trend, artificial nests, nest height, nest success