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<p>A mature Great Bustard <italic>(Otis tarda)</italic> female tagged with a satellite transmitter in Dévaványa made four breeding attempts in 2019. A total of seven eggs were laid on the four occasions. None of the breeding attempts were successful, and the bird was killed by a predator, presumably a Red Fox <italic>(Vulpes vulpes)</italic>, during the fourth breeding attempt. The four egg-laying attempts are a new experience in the reproductive biology of the species. The failure of the nestings and the death of the bird itself confirm that the conservation measures of the species, as emphasised in international and national conservation plans – controlling predators and egg predator populations, ensuring undisturbed breeding conditions – are important conservation biology actions serving for the protection of the species.</p>
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A mature Great Bustard (Otis tarda) female tagged with a satellite transmitter in Dévaványa made four breeding attempts in 2019. A total of seven eggs were laid on the four occasions. None of the breeding attempts were successful, and the bird was killed by a predator, presumably a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), during the fourth breeding attempt. The four egg-laying attempts are a new experience in the reproductive biology of the species. The failure of the nestings and the death of the bird itself confirm that the conservation measures of the species, as emphasised in international and national conservation plans – controlling predators and egg predator populations, ensuring undisturbed breeding conditions – are important conservation biology actions serving for the protection of the species.

Four nesting attempts of a Great Bustard <italic>Otis tarda</italic> female in one reproductive season

Ornis Hungarica

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Four nesting attempts of a Great Bustard  female in one reproductive season

A mature Great Bustard (Otis tarda) female tagged with a satellite transmitter in Dévaványa made four breeding attempts in 2019. A total of seven eggs were...

Four nesting attempts of a Great Bustard Otis tarda female in one reproductive season

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 163 - 171

Received: Jan 23, 2022

Accepted: Apr 25, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0011

Keywords
satellite tracking, reproductive biology, Great Bustard, conservation biology

© 2023 Dénes Nagy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Four nesting attempts of a Great Bustard Otis tarda female in one reproductive season

Published Online: Jun 09, 2023

Page range: 163 - 171

Received: Jan 23, 2022

Accepted: Apr 25, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0011

Keywordssatellite tracking, reproductive biology, Great Bustard, conservation biology

© 2023 Dénes Nagy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
satellite tracking, reproductive biology, Great Bustard, conservation biology