1. Eurasian Pygmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, in the valleys of Cuneo province (Piedmont, SW Alps)
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Pierluigi Beraudo, Bruno Caula, and Massimo Pettavino
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biology ,Range (biology) ,reproductive habitat ,Forestry ,General Medicine ,Eurasian Pigmy Owl ,biology.organism_classification ,Abies alba ,Pygmy owl ,Geography ,Habitat ,lcsh:Zoology ,distribution ,density ,lcsh:QL1-991 ,Physical geography ,Glaucidium passerinum - Abstract
In the South-Western Italian Alps references on the presence and habitat selection of Eurasian Pigmy Owl, Glaucidium passerinum, are few and fragmented and they do not allow to delineate a continuous range with the other sections of the Alps. The search of this species in the mountain valleys of Cuneo province (SW Piedmont) was conducted in 2006-2009 by playback. Thirteen occupied territories were located, with a density of 0.53 territories/square kilometer calculated on an area of 13 square kilometers. Habitat selection showed a clear preference for fir (Abies alba).
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- 2012
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