scholarly journals Should the Common Buzzard be hunted?

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Tibor Csörgő ◽  
Richárd Zornánszky ◽  
Tibor Szép ◽  
Péter Fehérvári
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Game Species ◽  
Small Game ◽  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Prey Composition ◽  
Bird Monitoring ◽  
The Common ◽  
Rodent Populations ◽  
Anatomical Constraints

Abstract The Common Buzzard is a widespread and abundant raptor in Europe. Recently, game keepers have argued that the buzzard population has increased in Hungary and is threatening valuable small game species. Hunting of the buzzard has been prohibited since 1933, and since 1954 it has also been protected by law, in Hungary. Here we review scientific literature on recent population changes of the species, prey composition, and anatomical constraints of foraging. We show that according to the Common Bird Monitoring Program the breeding population remained stable in 1992-2012. Because of its anatomy and its hunting techniques it is not able to hunt efficiently for valuable small game. According to studies made with different methods in different parts of Europe in the last century, most of its prey species are small mammals. Therefore, the Common Buzzard population may help sustain rodent populations, thus providing essential ecosystem services for agriculture. Game species can also occur in the diet, however the proportion is negligible and buzzards usually acquire such prey as carcasses or handicapped individuals. We found no justification in favour of lifting the hunting ban of Common Buzzards in Hungary.

scholarly journals Häckningsframgång hos ormvråk Buteo buteo och kattuggla Strix aluco i Varbergs kommun 1984–2016

Ornis Svecica ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2–4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Kanje ◽  
Sonja Kanje
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Choice ◽  
Beech Forest ◽  
Tawny Owl ◽  
Strix Aluco ◽  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
Yearly Average ◽  
The Common ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Rodent Populations

In 1984–2016 we studied the habitat choice, nest placement and breeding success of Common Buzzard Buteo buteo and Tawny Owl Strix aluco in the municipality of Varberg in southwest Sweden (57°10'N, 12°10'E). The analyses are based on 1,512 successful breeding attempts of Common Buzzard, and 1,387 of Tawny Owl. The average number of young per successful breeding was 1.74 and 2.86, respectively. The variation between years was highly correlated between the two species, suggesting a common food source. In both species the between-year variation in clutch size was particularly large in beech forest territories, most likely caused by the effect of beech mast years on local rodent populations. The breeding density of Common Buzzard was particularly high in 1990–1995, coinciding with large areas of farmland set-aside. In the Common Buzzard, the yearly average number of young per clutch declined significantly with yearly average hatching date.

Willughby's Buzzard: names and misnomers of the European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. R. Birkhead ◽  
I. Charmantier ◽  
P. J. Smith ◽  
R. Montgomerie
Keyword(s):  
Accurate Description ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
John Ray ◽  
The Common ◽  
Francis Willughby

The European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) was first accurately described and clearly distinguished from the Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) by Francis Willughby and John Ray in their Ornithology, originally published in Latin in 1676. Alfred Newton's statement that Pierre Belon had described the species over a century earlier is not entirely correct, as Belon confused this honey-buzzard's features with those of the common buzzard and even appeared uncertain whether it was a separate species. One of Willughby's important contributions to ornithology was the identification and use of “characteristic marks” to distinguish and identify species, including those that distinguish the European Honey-buzzard from the Common Buzzard. Because Willughby provided the first accurate description of Pernis apivorus  – and because his contribution to ornithology has never been formally recognized –  we propose that the common name of the European Honey-buzzard be changed to Willughby's Buzzard.

Observations regarding the flight biology and behaviour of the Common buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in the Râul Doamnei hydrographical basin (Romania)

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-222
Author(s):  
Adrian Mestecăneanu ◽  
Florin Mestecăneanu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
The Common

Observations regarding the flight biology and behaviour of the Common buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in the Râul Doamnei hydrographical basin (Romania) In this paper, the authors analyse the flight biology and behaviour of the Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) observed in the Râul Doamnei hydrographical basin, depending on the environmental conditions and ecological seasons. Along three years, during the 3031 observations, 4549 individuals were observed.

Anatomy of the shoulder and arm musculature of the common buzzard (Buteo buteo Linnaeus, 1758) and the European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus Linnaeus, 1758)

Zoomorphology ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Canova ◽  
Paolo Clavenzani ◽  
Cristiano Bombardi ◽  
Maurizio Mazzoni ◽  
Carla Bedoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
The Common

scholarly journals Breeding of the common kingfisher Alcedo atthis at the Boracka River

2016 ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Novcic
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Riparian Vegetation ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Stream Habitat ◽  
Breeding Density ◽  
The Common

The breeding population of the common kingfisher Alcedo atthis was studied in the Boracka River area in 2006 and 2007. A high breeding density was docu?mented in 2007 with five breeding pairs recorded along the 1.4 km section of a stream habitat. All of the studied nests were placed in vertical banks without excessive riparian vegetation, while the distance between adjacent nests ranged 120-430 m. The same nest holes were used in both years, although birds excavated a couple of new ones in 2007. One pair bred in two consecutive years; the same pair had two breeding attempts in 2007, while three breeding attempts were recorded for one male. Birds used the same holes for subsequent clutches or excavated new nests. Also, one nest was used by different pairs in the same breeding season. In the study period 21 individuals were banded - none of the juvenile in?dividuals was recaptured, suggesting that the fledglings dispersed shortly after they had left their nests. Also, none of the breeding individuals was recaptured at the river outside the breeding season.

scholarly journals A survey of recent introduction events, spread and mitigation efforts of mynas (Acridotheres sp.) in Spain and Portugal

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
S. Saavedra ◽  
◽  
A. Maraver ◽  
J. D. Anadón ◽  
J. L. Tella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Invasive Alien Species ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Common Myna ◽  
Breeding Populations ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Acridotheres Tristis ◽  
The Common ◽  
Exponential Population Growth

The common myna Acridotheres tristis is listed among the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species. We combined previous records with a field survey to update the extent and fate of myna introductions in Spain and Portugal. Results suggest that there have been at least 22 independent accidental introductions of three myna species throughout the Iberian peninsula and three archipelagos since the early 1990s. While bank mynas (A. ginginianus) did not become established elsewhere, common mynas reached breeding populations on four islands. Eradication efforts allowed the extirpation of these breeding island populations, but common mynas continue to breed in the Tagus Estuary (continental Portugal). In this region, there is also a breeding population of crested mynas (A. cristatellus), which was undergone an exponential population growth in the last decade. To avoid further accidental introductions, eradication campaigns should be combined with preventive actions aiming to stop the trade of these species in Europe.

scholarly journals Genetic map of the common bean using a breeding population derived from the Mesoamerican gene pool

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.G. Ferreira ◽  
G.S.C. Buso ◽  
R.P.V. Brondani ◽  
C. Brondani ◽  
L.C. Melo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Bean ◽  
Genetic Map ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Breeding Population ◽  
Mesoamerican Gene Pool ◽  
The Common

scholarly journals Fatal gunshot injuries in the common buzzard Buteo buteo L. 1758 – imaging and ballistic findings

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Pankowski ◽  
Grzegorz Bogiel ◽  
Sławomir Paśko ◽  
Filip Rzepiński ◽  
Joanna Misiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Common Buzzard ◽  
Buteo Buteo ◽  
Gunshot Injuries ◽  
The Common
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