Connectivity between countries established by landbirds and raptors migrating along the African–Eurasian flyway

JL Guilherme, VR Jones, I Catry, M Beal… - Conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of long‐distance migratory birds requires coordination between the
multiple countries connected by the movements of these species. The recent expansion of …

Wind turbines cause functional habitat loss for migratory soaring birds

AT Marques, CD Santos, F Hanssen… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Wind energy production has expanded to meet climate change mitigation goals, but
negative impacts of wind turbines have been reported on wildlife. Soaring birds are among …

[HTML][HTML] Significant decline of Griffon Vulture collision mortality in wind farms during 13-year of a selective turbine stopping protocol

M Ferrer, A Alloing, R Baumbush… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Avian mortality is one of the most negative impacts of wind energy. Consequently,
techniques that effectively reduce avian collision rates are necessary. One of such method is …

The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor

G Péron, CH Fleming, O Duriez, J Fluhr… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Collisions of large soaring raptors with wind turbines and other infrastructures represent a
growing conservation concern. We describe a way to leverage knowledge about raptor …

The gateway to Africa: What determines sea crossing performance of a migratory soaring bird at the Strait of Gibraltar?

CD Santos, JP Silva, AR Muñoz… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Large bodies of water represent major obstacles for the migration of soaring birds because
thermal updrafts are absent or weak over water. Soaring birds are known to time their water …

Importance of artificial stopover sites through avian migration flyways: a landfill‐based assessment with the White Stork Ciconia ciconia

J Arizaga, J Resano‐Mayor, D Villanúa, D Alonso… - Ibis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Open landfills seem to be playing an increasing role as target feeding areas for several
species, not only in their breeding areas or during the winter, but also during the migration …

Factors influencing wind turbine avoidance behaviour of a migrating soaring bird

CD Santos, H Ramesh, R Ferraz, AMA Franco… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Wind energy production has expanded as an alternative to carbon emitting fossil fuels, but is
causing impacts on wildlife that need to be addressed. Soaring birds show concerning rates …

Weather conditions affect spring and autumn migration of Siberian leaf warblers

L Bozó, T Csörgő, W Heim - Avian Research, 2018 - Springer
Background Weather effects on bird migration are well-studied among Passerines moving
from Europe to Africa or within the American flyway systems. However, little is known about …

Black kites of different age and sex show similar avoidance responses to wind turbines during migration

CD Santos, R Ferraz, AR Muñoz… - Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Populations of soaring birds are often impacted by wind-power generation. Sex and age
bias in turbine collisions can exacerbate these impacts through demographic changes that …

Accounting for differential migration strategies between age groups to monitor raptor population dynamics in the eastern Black Sea flyway

WMG Vansteelant, J Wehrmann, D Engelen, J Jansen… - Ibis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Migration counts can offer a cost‐effective method for monitoring the state of migrant raptor
populations. However, differential migration strategies between inexperienced juveniles and …