<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The red-footed falcon <italic>(Falco vespertinus)</italic> migrates throughout the territory of Slovakia regularly, though it rarely breeds here. In the present paper we have reviewed and summarised its observations between the years 1905–2016, focusing on the spring and autumn migration periods and its occurrence outside the breeding season. In total, we have gathered the data on 799 observations of 3,717 individuals. Considering the unsystematic data collection, the data should be taken with caution and may rather serve for information purposes only. However, they provide useful basic items of information regarding the species’ seasonal dynamics in Slovakia and its phenology, and document the evident increase in the number of individuals observed since 2014.</p></abstract>

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) migrates throughout the territory of Slovakia regularly, though it rarely breeds here. In the present paper we have reviewed and summarised its observations between the years 1905–2016, focusing on the spring and autumn migration periods and its occurrence outside the breeding season. In total, we have gathered the data on 799 observations of 3,717 individuals. Considering the unsystematic data collection, the data should be taken with caution and may rather serve for information purposes only. However, they provide useful basic items of information regarding the species’ seasonal dynamics in Slovakia and its phenology, and document the evident increase in the number of individuals observed since 2014.

Review and summary of red-footed falcon (<italic>Falco vespertinus</italic>) observations during migration periods in Slovakia

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Review and summary of red-footed falcon () observations during migration periods in Slovakia

The red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) migrates throughout the territory of Slovakia regularly, though it rarely breeds here. In the present paper we have...

Review and summary of red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) observations during migration periods in Slovakia

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 51 - 67

Received: Nov 02, 2017

Accepted: Nov 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2017-0008

Keywords
migration, distribution, Slovakia

© 2017 Michal Noga et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Review and summary of red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) observations during migration periods in Slovakia

Published Online: Dec 21, 2017

Page range: 51 - 67

Received: Nov 02, 2017

Accepted: Nov 11, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2017-0008

Keywordsmigration, distribution, Slovakia

© 2017 Michal Noga et al., published by De Gruyter Open

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

Keywords
migration, distribution, Slovakia