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- Title
Occurences of the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria.
- Authors
Arkumarev, Volen S.; Dobrev, Dobromir D.; Stamenov, Anton A.; Angelova, Vanya A.; Delchev, Atanas G.; Dyulgerska, Vera A.; Zakkak, Sylvia; Kapsalis, Eleftherios; Stoychev, Stoycho A.
- Abstract
The Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) is the largest vulture species in Europe. It is currently extinct in Bulgaria, but individuals from the only Balkan population of the species located in northern Greece frequently forage in the Bulgarian side of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains. We studied the patterns of occurrences, numbers and age structure of Cinereous Vultures in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria. During 2016 - 2019 we recorded 215 Cinereous Vulture occurrences. The majority of the observed individuals (72.7%) were immature while adults totaled 23.7%. The highest number of vultures were recorded in spring and summer. Cinereous Vultures visited local supplementary feeding stations singularly or in groups of up to eight individuals. Our study shows that Eastern Rhodopes and specifically SPAs 'Studen kladenets', 'Byala reka' and 'Krumovitsa' are important foraging areas and hence high priority conservation areas for the species in Bulgaria.
- Subjects
BULGARIA; RHODOPE Mountains; GREECE; VULTURES; WILDLIFE conservation; PROTECTED areas; FORAGE
- Publication
Ecologia Balkanica, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 2, p53
- ISSN
1313-9940
- Publication type
Article