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<p>The article presents a historical revision of data on the occurrence of the Cream-coloured Courser <italic>Cursorius cursor</italic> in Slovenia. A review of historical sources revealed that the species occurred in Slovenia at least three times after 1800, for the first time between 27 and 31 December 1847 in Šentvid near Ljubljana (specimen in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia), for the second time in November 1892 near St. Janž (present day Starše) on the Drava plain (specimen in the collection of the Joanneum Museum, Graz, Austria) and last on 3 October 1976 at the Sečovlje salt pans (observation was not documented with preserved specimen or photograph). All three data have previously been published in various historical sources, but some were overlooked during the preparation of lists of Slovenian avifauna.</p>
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The article presents a historical revision of data on the occurrence of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor in Slovenia. A review of historical sources revealed that the species occurred in Slovenia at least three times after 1800, for the first time between 27 and 31 December 1847 in Šentvid near Ljubljana (specimen in the collection of the Slovenian Museum of Natural History, Ljubljana, Slovenia), for the second time in November 1892 near St. Janž (present day Starše) on the Drava plain (specimen in the collection of the Joanneum Museum, Graz, Austria) and last on 3 October 1976 at the Sečovlje salt pans (observation was not documented with preserved specimen or photograph). All three data have previously been published in various historical sources, but some were overlooked during the preparation of lists of Slovenian avifauna.

History of the Cream-coloured Courser <italic>Cursorius cursor</italic> occurrence in Slovenia

Acrocephalus

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History of the Cream-coloured Courser  occurrence in Slovenia

The article presents a historical revision of data on the occurrence of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor in Slovenia. A review of historical sources...

History of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor occurrence in Slovenia

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Feb. 2024

Seitenbereich: 33 - 38

Eingereicht: 28. Apr. 2022

Akzeptiert: 05. Juni 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acro-2021-0003

Schlüsselwörter
rarity, vagrant, historical analysis, archive, museum collection

© 2021 Al Vrezec et al., published by Sciendo

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

History of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor occurrence in Slovenia

Online veröffentlicht: 24. Feb. 2024

Seitenbereich: 33 - 38

Eingereicht: 28. Apr. 2022

Akzeptiert: 05. Juni 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acro-2021-0003

Schlüsselwörterrarity, vagrant, historical analysis, archive, museum collection

© 2021 Al Vrezec et al., published by Sciendo

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

Schlüsselwörter
rarity, vagrant, historical analysis, archive, museum collection