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Complete mitogenome of the critically endangered Asian king vulture (<i>Sarcogypscalvus</i>) (Aves, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae): evolutionary insights and comparative analysis. [PDF]
Buthasane W+6 more
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A new buzzard from the late Pliocene of Argentina [PDF]
We describe a new species of a large buzzard (Accipitridae), Buteo dondasi sp. nov. from the late Pliocene of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina represented by an incomplete left hind limb, including a distal fragment of tibiotarsus, tarsometatarsus ...
FEDERICO J. DEGRANGE+3 more
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Avian haemosporidian parasites of accipitriform raptors [PDF]
Abstract Background The order Accipitriformes comprises the largest group of birds of prey with 260 species in four families. So far, 21 haemosporidian parasite species have been described from or reported to occur in accipitriform birds.
Harl, Josef+9 more
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Gastrointestinal and external parasites of the Variable hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae) in Chile [PDF]
Information about parasites associated with diurnal raptors from Chile is scarce. Between 2006 and 2017, a total of 15 specimens of the Variable hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) were collected, 14 of them from different localities in ...
Alexandra Grandón-Ojeda+6 more
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BIRDS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN AT AL-NAJAF DESERT, SOUTHERN DESERT OF IRAQ
One eighth of the bird species in the world is considered globally threatened;the avifauna of Iraq comprises 409 species and is considered as the major indicator of the health of Iraq’s biological resources.
Hayder M. Al-Rammahi+1 more
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Although most birds show karyotypes with diploid number (2n) around 80, with few macrochromosomes and many microchromosomes pairs, some groups, such as the Accipitriformes, are characterized by a large karyotypic reorganization, which resulted in ...
Carlos A Carvalho+7 more
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Птицы отрядов Falconiformes, Accipitriformes и Strigiformes находятся на вершине экологической пирамиды, в связи с чем, наиболее уязвимы к изменениям природной среды, происходящим под влиянием деятельности человека.
Sergey V. Vazhov
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Leucocytozoon spp. infection in Accipitriformes birds in Iran [PDF]
Leucocytozoon spp. (Haemosporida, Leucocytozoidae) are vector-borne parasites of various birds. Leucocytozoon can infect different reticuloendothelial tissues and blood cells of birds. In this study peripheral blood samples were collected from Accipitriformes birds [three marsh harriers (Circus aeruginosus) and one tawny eagle (Aquila rapax)] in one ...
Ghazaleh Aghazamani+2 more
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Wind energy developments can be responsible for negative impacts on birds, including displacement. In this study we performed a systematic review of the literature available on bird displacement due to wind turbines, both onshore and offshore, to: (i ...
Ana Teresa Marques+2 more
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Kites of the Elaninae group are small and medium-sized, mostly tropical raptors traditionally considered as an early diverged subfamily of the Accipitridae. We used nucleotide sequences of three genetic markers (mitochondrial Cyt b and COI, nuclear RAG-1)
Ivan J. Starikov, Michael Wink
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