<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The altitudinal distribution, breeding density and population size of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus was studied in Kopaonik National Park (central Serbia) during the 2011 and 2012 breeding seasons. The size of the study area was 24 km2. The <bold>s</bold>urvey method applied was a line transect in combination with stop points and playback of territorial male call. During the two-year research project, 37 territories were located. In Kopaonik National Park, Tengmalm’s Owl males inhabit Norway Spruce Picea abies, mixed Norway Spruce-Silver Fir Abies alba and Norway Spruce-European Beech Fagus sylvatica forests in the altitudinal belt stretching between 1,367 and 1,689 m a.s.l. The breeding density in the studied area was 8.3 territories/10 km2 in 2011 and 7.1 territories/10 km2 in 2012. Total population estimate of Tengmalm’s Owl in Kopaonik National Park is substantially higher than previously assumed, its 42-49 breeding territories making it currently the most important breeding site in Serbia.</p></abstract>

The altitudinal distribution, breeding density and population size of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus was studied in Kopaonik National Park (central Serbia) during the 2011 and 2012 breeding seasons. The size of the study area was 24 km2. The survey method applied was a line transect in combination with stop points and playback of territorial male call. During the two-year research project, 37 territories were located. In Kopaonik National Park, Tengmalm’s Owl males inhabit Norway Spruce Picea abies, mixed Norway Spruce-Silver Fir Abies alba and Norway Spruce-European Beech Fagus sylvatica forests in the altitudinal belt stretching between 1,367 and 1,689 m a.s.l. The breeding density in the studied area was 8.3 territories/10 km2 in 2011 and 7.1 territories/10 km2 in 2012. Total population estimate of Tengmalm’s Owl in Kopaonik National Park is substantially higher than previously assumed, its 42-49 breeding territories making it currently the most important breeding site in Serbia.

Population of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius Funereus in Kopaonik National Park (Central Serbia)

Serbian Owl Conservation Centre, Momčila Tapavice 12/835, RS–21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Serbian Owl Conservation Centre, Momčila Tapavice 12/835, RS-21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Public Enterprise “National Park Kopaonik“, Suvo Rudište, RS–36354 Kopaonik, Serbia

Acrocephalus

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The altitudinal distribution, breeding density and population size of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus was studied in Kopaonik National Park (central Serbia)...

Population of Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius Funereus in Kopaonik National Park (Central Serbia)

Published Online: May 27, 2014

Page range: 27 - 32

Received: Jan 02, 2013

Accepted: Feb 24, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acro-2013-0003

© by Draženko Rajković

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