<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Between 3 and 18 May, 2008, the status and distribution of breeding birds in Küçük Menderes Delta on the coast of the Aegean Sea in western Turkey was investigated. The 49 km<sup>2</sup> large study area was divided into 49 1 × 1 km UTM squares. In all squares, 2-3 point counts, i.e. a total of 139 counts, were conducted. From a total of 54 bird species for which breeding evidence was obtained, 19 species (35%) were classified as possible breeding and 23 (43%) as probably breeding birds, while for 12 species (22%) breeding was confirmed. The current distribution of all breeding species is presented in maps. Crested Lark <italic>Galerida cristata</italic>, Cetti's Warbler <italic>Cettia cetti</italic>, House Sparrow <italic>Passer domesticus</italic> and Olivaceous Warbler <italic>Hippolais pallida</italic> were found in > 50% of all squares. More than 10 breeding species were found in squares containing different aquatic and seasonally flooded habitats along the shore-line of the Aegean Sea and in the surroundings of brackish and freshwater lakes, while in many squares, which contain large portions of agriculturally used land and salt mud-flats, less than 10 breeding species were recorded. Low numbers of breeding waterbirds in the Delta are attributed to the burning of reedbeds during the nesting season and human disturbances, like recreation activities and illegal bird shooting.</p></abstract>

Between 3 and 18 May, 2008, the status and distribution of breeding birds in Küçük Menderes Delta on the coast of the Aegean Sea in western Turkey was investigated. The 49 km2 large study area was divided into 49 1 × 1 km UTM squares. In all squares, 2-3 point counts, i.e. a total of 139 counts, were conducted. From a total of 54 bird species for which breeding evidence was obtained, 19 species (35%) were classified as possible breeding and 23 (43%) as probably breeding birds, while for 12 species (22%) breeding was confirmed. The current distribution of all breeding species is presented in maps. Crested Lark Galerida cristata, Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti, House Sparrow Passer domesticus and Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida were found in > 50% of all squares. More than 10 breeding species were found in squares containing different aquatic and seasonally flooded habitats along the shore-line of the Aegean Sea and in the surroundings of brackish and freshwater lakes, while in many squares, which contain large portions of agriculturally used land and salt mud-flats, less than 10 breeding species were recorded. Low numbers of breeding waterbirds in the Delta are attributed to the burning of reedbeds during the nesting season and human disturbances, like recreation activities and illegal bird shooting.

The distribution of breeding birds in the Küçük Menderes Delta in western Turkey

Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Dokuz Eylül University, Haydar Aliyev Bulv. No. 100, TR-35340 İnciraltı, İzmir, Turkey

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ege University, TR-35100 Bomova, İzmir, Turkey

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Between 3 and 18 May, 2008, the status and distribution of breeding birds in Küçük Menderes Delta on the coast of the Aegean Sea in western Turkey was...

The distribution of breeding birds in the Küçük Menderes Delta in western Turkey

Published Online: Oct 05, 2011

Page range: 115 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10100-010-0008-3

Keywords
delta Küçü Menderes, zahodna Turčija, atlas gnezdilk, avifavna, razširjenost, pestrost gnezdilk

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The distribution of breeding birds in the Küçük Menderes Delta in western Turkey

Published Online: Oct 05, 2011

Page range: 115 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10100-010-0008-3

Keywordsdelta Küçü Menderes, zahodna Turčija, atlas gnezdilk, avifavna, razširjenost, pestrost gnezdilk

This content is open access.

Keywords
delta Küçü Menderes, zahodna Turčija, atlas gnezdilk, avifavna, razširjenost, pestrost gnezdilk