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Mirjan Topi, Zydjon Vorpsi, Ledi Selgjekaj, Vladimir Mladenov

Brutbestand der Rotflügelbrachschwalbe Glareola pratincola in Albanien.

2022

119

376–381

Key words
(von 1994 bis 2006 vergeben)

Brutbestand, Population, Verbreitung, Kolonien, Lebensraumansprüche, Landwirtschaft, Feuchtgebiet

Schlagwort_Vogelart
(wissenschaftlich)

Glareola pratincola

Schlagwort_Vogelart
(deutsch)

Rotflügelbrachschwalbe

Albanien

englisch

Abhandlung

Population status of the Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola in Albania – The Collared Pratincole is a breeding species in Albania. Here, we present new findings on its breeding numbers, distribution, and habitat selection in the country. Initial inferences about habitat requirements were based on two already known colonies of the species. Based on this information, we made a map to identify similar habitats in the western coastal lowlands of Albania. These habitats were visited during the breeding season, to search for new colonies. Seven colonies were found, with a total of between 557 and 637 pairs. All colonies were in abandoned agricultural land that was created by drainage of wetlands in the past, now covered mostly with Salicornia sp. to an extent of 60–70% vegetation cover, the rest of the cover being bare ground. Adding the newly discovered colonies increased the known national population of the Collared Pratincole by about four times. Albania thus has an important share of the European population, estimates ranging from 4.3 to 8.1%.