Monitoring of some species of colonial nesting Ardeidae at Lake Trasimeno (Central Italy).

During 1993-2010 we have monitored at Lake Trasimeno the population of colonial nesting herons, with the exception of Ardea purpurea. Two distinct heronries have been found, placed 9 km away from each other and composed of the following species: Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardeola ralloides, Bubulcus ibi...

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Main Authors: Francesco Velatta, Mario Muzzatti, Monica Montefameglio, Maria Maddalena Chiappini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2012-05-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/96