Changes in Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides breeding success at a nest-hollow after more than a decade
Matthew Mo
pp. 137-140
Abstract
Observations of Nankeen Kestrels Falco cenchroides using a nest-hollow on agricultural land south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, over four breeding seasons (1998–2001) were previously reported by Starr et al. (2004a,b). In the present study, the same nest-hollow was monitored over three breeding seasons (2014–2016) more than 10 years later, when it was used each year, but only one chick was raised each year. This represents a notable reduction in breeding success from the 3–4 chicks that were raised each year in 1998–2001.
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