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In the present study, I summarized the data on Common Crane <italic>(Grus grus)</italic> nesting published in the Hungarian ornithological literature from the mid-19th century to the present day. Based on these data, it can be observed that the crane was never a frequent nesting species in Hungary. It probably nested regularly until the early 19th century, then occasionally until the 1910s, after which, apart from two occasional reports, no nesting data were available until 2015. From this year onwards, it started nesting again in the Transdanubian region. In the examined period, 55.6% of the nests (n=25) originated from the Transdanubian region, 37.0% from the Tiszántúl region, and 7.4% from the Duna-Tisza area. The observations recorded during the nesting period showed a strong correlation with the spatial distribution of confirmed nests. 82.6% of the observations recorded (n=23) were from the Transdanubian region, 13.0% from the Tiszántúl region, and 4.3% from the Duna-Tisza region.
The distribution of nesting data between regions varies not only spatially but also temporally. The nesting data from the Duna-Tisza area and Tiszántúl region date back to the 19th century, with the exception of one report, while the most recent nesting data are from the Transdanubian region (Vas and Veszprém counties).
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In the present study, I summarized the data on Common Crane (Grus grus) nesting published in the Hungarian ornithological literature from the mid-19th century to the present day. Based on these data, it can be observed that the crane was never a frequent nesting species in Hungary. It probably nested regularly until the early 19th century, then occasionally until the 1910s, after which, apart from two occasional reports, no nesting data were available until 2015. From this year onwards, it started nesting again in the Transdanubian region. In the examined period, 55.6% of the nests (n=25) originated from the Transdanubian region, 37.0% from the Tiszántúl region, and 7.4% from the Duna-Tisza area. The observations recorded during the nesting period showed a strong correlation with the spatial distribution of confirmed nests. 82.6% of the observations recorded (n=23) were from the Transdanubian region, 13.0% from the Tiszántúl region, and 4.3% from the Duna-Tisza region.
The distribution of nesting data between regions varies not only spatially but also temporally. The nesting data from the Duna-Tisza area and Tiszántúl region date back to the 19th century, with the exception of one report, while the most recent nesting data are from the Transdanubian region (Vas and Veszprém counties).

Breeding of the Common Crane (<italic>Grus grus</italic> L.) in Hungary since the 19th century to modern times

Ornis Hungarica

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Breeding of the Common Crane ( L.) in Hungary since the 19 century to modern times

In the present study, I summarized the data on Common Crane (Grus grus) nesting published in the Hungarian ornithological literature from the mid-19th century...

Breeding of the Common Crane (Grus grus L.) in Hungary since the 19^th century to modern times

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 99 - 109

Received: Sep 01, 2023

Accepted: Oct 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0022

Keywords
crane nesting, breeding biology, brood rearing, nesting habitat, breeding success

© 2023 Attila Bende, published by Sciendo

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

Breeding of the Common Crane (Grus grus L.) in Hungary since the 19th century to modern times

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 99 - 109

Received: Sep 01, 2023

Accepted: Oct 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2023-0022

Keywordscrane nesting, breeding biology, brood rearing, nesting habitat, breeding success

© 2023 Attila Bende, published by Sciendo

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

Breeding of the Common Crane (Grus grus L.) in Hungary since the 19^th century to modern times

Keywords
crane nesting, breeding biology, brood rearing, nesting habitat, breeding success