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Behavioural Ecology of Western Palearctic Falcons

Behavioural Ecology of Western Palearctic Falcons

Giovanni Leonardi

Behavioural Ecology of Western Palearctic Falcons

Giovanni Leonardi Hierofalcon Research Group Catania, Italy

ISBN 978-3-030-60540-7    ISBN 978-3-030-60541-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60541-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

To my family Giovanni Leonardi

Preface

This book, in many ways, represents a real challenge. First, it could be considered as the ideal continuation of very important monographs such as Population ecology of raptors (Newton 1979), Falcons of the World (Cade 1982), and many others entirely devoted to some falcons (i.e. Ratcliffe 1980; Village 1990). Second, there is a huge number of publications about falcons, including several comprehensive studies. Third, it has proved particularly difficult to find old papers and those published in local journals, the so-called grey literature. At the end of this bibliographic survey in order to write this book, more than 3,300 publications entirely dedicated to falcons have been consulted, of which about 30% belong to the grey literature. The historical analysis of this long series of publications clearly reveals the birth and development of a new approach in the methodology used in studies on falcon behaviour. One of the first papers devoted on falcons with this modern point of view was produced by A. J. Cavé on common kestrels (Cavé 1968). This is a seminal work where he built up the main research design used in future papers. In the same way, the study conducted by Tom Cade on the behavioural ecology of gyrfalcons and peregrine falcon