@conference {16000, title = {Foraging habitat selection by breeding lesser kestrels, Falco naumanni, in Thessaly, Central Greece and conservation implications.}, booktitle = {12th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON THE ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF GREECE AND ADJACENT REGIONS}, year = {2012}, month = {18-22 June }, publisher = {Hellenic Zoological Society.}, organization = {Hellenic Zoological Society.}, address = {Athens, Greece.}, keywords = {Aves, bird, conservation, Falco naumanni, foraging, habitat, Lesser Kestrel, selection, Thessaly, διατήρηση, ενδιαίτημα, επιλογή, Θεσσαλία, Κιρκινέζι, πουλί, τροφή}, author = {Galanaki, A. and Fielding, A. and Jones, M. and Kominos, T.} } @article {13695, title = {Unusual nesting of the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) in Thessaly, Greece}, journal = {Journal of Raptor ResearchJournal of Raptor Research}, volume = {38}, number = {2}, year = {2004}, note = {Export Date: 5 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Balfour, E., Kestrel nesting on the ground in Orkney (1955) Bird Notes, 26, pp. 245-253; Bakaloudis, D., Vlachos, C., Chatzinikos, E., Breeding success in the Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni in Thessaly, central Greece (2000) Conference for Birds of Prey and Owls, , 22-26 November 2000, Mikulov, Czech Republic; Biber, J.P., International action plan for the Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) (1996) Globally Threatened Birds in Europe, pp. 191-203. , B. 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Poyser, London, U.K.}, month = {2004}, pages = {161-163}, keywords = {Aves, Breeding success, Falco naumanni, Fledglings, Lesser Kestrel, nesting}, author = {Vlachos, C. and Bakaloudis, D. and Chatzinikos, E.} } @article {13696, title = {Aerial hunting behaviour of the Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni during the breeding season in Thessaly (Greece)}, journal = {Acta Ornithologica (Warszawa)Acta Ornithologica (Warszawa)}, volume = {38}, number = {2}, year = {2003}, note = {Export Date: 5 September 2006Source: ScopusReferences: Bakaloudis, D.E., (2000) The Ecology of Short-Toed Eagle (Circaetus Gallicus, Gm.) in Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest Complex, Thrace, Greece, , Ph.D. Thesis, Reading Univ., Reading; Baker, J.A., Brooks, R.J., Distribution patterns of raptors in relation to density of voles (1981) Condor, 83, pp. 42-47; Barnard, P., Windhovering patterns of three African raptors in montane conditions (1986) Ardea, 74, pp. 151-158; Bechard, M.J., Effect of vegetative cover on foraging site selection by Swainson{\textquoteright}s Hawk (1982) Condor, 84, pp. 153-159; Biber, J.-P., International action plan for the Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni (1996) Globally Threatened Birds in Europe, pp. 191-203. , Heredia B., Rose L., Painter M. 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Biol., 102, pp. 1-12; Village, A., Seasonal changes in the hunting behaviour of Kestrels (1983) Ardea, 71, pp. 117-124; Village, A., (1990) The Kestrel, , T and AD Poyser, London; Vlachos, C., Bakaloudis, D., Chatzinikos, E., The status of Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni in Thessaly, central Greece (2003) Proceedings 6th World Conf. on Birds of Prey and Owls, , Budapest, Hungary. (in press); Wakeley, J.S., Hunting methods and factors affecting their use by Ferruginous Hawks (1978) Condor, 80, pp. 327-333; Zar, J.H., (1996) Biostatistical Analysis, , (ed.). 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall International, Inc. London.}, month = {2003///}, pages = {129-134}, abstract = {We studied the foraging behaviour of Lesser Kestrels in agricultural habitats during the breeding season of 2000. The birds spent more time hunting in flight than perched. During 398 min. of observed aerial hunting, they spent 23.7\% hovering, 14.4\% hanging, 14.0\% flapping, 41.2\% gliding, and 6.7\% soaring. The time spent on each type of aerial hunting behaviour depended on factors like breeding stage, time of day, wind speed, number of strikes, number of successful strikes, and the time spent hunting. The strike rate was 0.38 per min., the capture rate 0.10 per min. The capture rate depended on the type of hunting behaviour preceding the attack and was highest after the birds had been hovering.}, keywords = {Aves, Capture rate, Falco naumanni, Hunting methods, Lesser Kestrel, Strike rate}, author = {Vlachos, C. and Bakaloudis, D. and Chatzinikos, E. and Papadopoulos, T. and Tsalagas, D.} }