Migrant Levant Sparrowhawks (Accipiter brevipes) at Elat, Israel: Measurements and timing

William S. Clark; Reuven Yosef

Migrant Levant Sparrowhawks (Accipiter brevipes) at Elat, Israel: Measurements and timing

William S. Clark, Reuven Yosef

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Abstract

We banded 218 migrating Levant Sparrowhawks (Accipiter brevipes) in the course of a raptor banding project in Elat, Israel during the spring of 1996. To our knowledge, this is the largest sample examined in a single season. We caught 73 adult males and 55 females, and 48 second-year (SY) males and 42 SY females. On average, male morphometric measurements were 9% smaller than those of females. Only 7% of all Levant Sparrowhawks caught showed obvious molt, 19% had obvious ectoparasites and none had asphalt contamination.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	317-320
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Raptor Research
Volume	31
Issue number	4
State	Published - 1 Dec 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Accipiter brevipes
Israel
Levant Sparrowhawk
Migration
Morphometric measurements

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Animal Science and Zoology

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