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
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
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