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The following articles have been published online this month. In the first one Ugo Mellone summarizes and analyzes results of many years of research on the migration of birds of prey through and around the Mediterranean Sea. The pattern of most circuitous migration route is exhibited by Short-toed Snake Eagle:

• Ugo MELLONE, 2020 – Sea crossing as a major determinant for the evolution of migratory strategies in soaring birds // Journal of Animal Ecology, 89 (6): pp.1298-1301. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13241 (En).

The next paper is dedicated to the complex roadkill study. Unexpectedly, STE gets on the top 10 of the most vulnerable species of Europe:

• Clara GRILO, Elena KOROLEVA, Richard ANDRÁŠIK, Michal BÍL, Manuela GONZÁLEZ‐SUÁREZ, 2020 – Roadkill risk and population vulnerability in European birds and mammals // Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. doi:10.1002/fee.2216 (En).

Two papers about effects of the wind and the large water surface on Short-toed Eagle migration have been prepared by Spanish and Italian researchers and released this year:

The paper listed below is available on a website of Mediterranean Raptor Migration Network. To know the latest news of this non-profit community just follow the FB page of the organisation.

• Panuccio M., Lucia G., Agostini N., Ottonello D. & Bogliani G., 2014 – Motion capacity, geography and ecological features explain the present distribution of a migratory top predator // Ecological Research DOI: 10.1007/s11284-014-1226-2. – (En).

Please read the text written by Guido Premuda together with Andrea Corso dedicated to determination of Short-toed Eagle’s age and sex by plumage characters: Il piumaggio del Biancone: età, sesso e morfismo (It) which could be used as a hand book for the field work.
Also the photo and a list of full texts of Premuda’s articles dedicated to Short-toed Eagle can be found here (the source is his own website – Sunbird.it):

• PREMUDA G., 2004 – Prime osservazioni della migrazione primaverile “a circuito” del Biancone, Circaetus gallicus, nelle Alpi Apuane // Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, 74 (2): 119-124. – (It).

• PREMUDA G., 2004 – Osservazione di un dormitorio di Biancone, Circaetus gallicus, e considerazioni sul piumaggio degli immaturi // Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, 74(1): 76-80. – (It) (translatable form).

• PREMUDA G., 2004 – La migrazione del Biancone Circaetus gallicus in Italia: stato delle conoscenze attuali. In: Atti del Convegno “Rapaci in volo verso l’Appennino” // Corpo Forestale dello Stato – Gestione ex ASFD di Lucca – Riserva Naturale Statale dell’Orecchiella, 21-24. – (It) (translatable form).

• AGOSTINI N., BAGHINO L., PANUCCIO M., PREMUDA G. & PROVENZA A., 2004 – The autumn migration strategies of adult and juvenile short-toed eagles Circaetus gallicus in the central Mediterranean // Avocetta, 28: 25-28. – (En).

• PREMUDA G., 2002 – Primi dati sulla migrazione post-riproduttiva del Biancone, Circaetus gallicus, nelle Alpi Apuane // Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia, 71(2): 181-186. – (It) (translatable form).

• AGOSTINI N., BAGHINO L., COLEIRO C., CORBI F. & PREMUDA G., 2002 – Circuitous autumn migration in Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus // Journal of Raptor Research., 36(2): 111-114. – (En) (translatable form).

• AGOSTINI N., BAGHINO L., PANUCCIO, M. & PREMUDA G., 2002 – A conservative strategy in migrating Short-toed Eagles Circaetus gallicus // Ardeola, 49(2): 287-291. – (En).