Author, as appears in the article.: Seguí À; Belda A; Mojica P; Zaragozí B

Department: Geografia

URV's Author/s: Zaragozí Zaragozí, Benito Manuel

Keywords: Eurasian griffon Migratory movements Patagial membrane Patagial wing markings Reintroduction

Abstract: © 2018, Museu de Ciencies Naturals. All rights reserved. Effectiveness of the use of patagial wing tags for griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Spain. We describe the design of patagial wing tags with highly durable lateral readings for marking and tracking griffon vultures. Acclimatized birds were tagged within Projecte Canyet for the recovery of the griffon vulture as a nesting species in the Sierra de Mariola Natural Park (Valencia Region). A total of 193 vultures were tagged at the sampling point between 2000 and 2015. Forty–three individuals were recaptured within an average of 1,362 days (SD ± 543.78). Half the sample of captured individuals was weighed (n = 20) and the average was 9.11 kg (SD ± 1.14). The area of the scarred perforations was measured, and the mean perforation size was 85.38 mm2 (SD ± 28.61). Wing tags provided highly satisfactory results and enabled a deeper understanding of the patterns of interspecific behaviour and nomadic movements. The design of the tags was satisfactory because it facilitated identification of individuals at a distance. The negative impact on individuals was low and the device did not interfere in the vital life stages of the species. We suggest the model could be useful for other bird species if adapted to size.

Research group: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics

Thematic Areas: Animal science and zoology

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

Author's mail: benito.zaragozi@urv.cat

ISSN: 16980476

Author identifier: 0000-0003-2501-484X

Record's date: 2023-04-15

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: http://amz.museucienciesjournals.cat/volume-16-2018-amz/effectiveness-of-the-use-of-patagial-wing-tags-for-griffon-vultures-gyps-fulvus-in-spain/?lang=en

Papper original source: Arxius De Miscellania Zoologica. 16 255-270

APA: Seguí À; Belda A; Mojica P; Zaragozí B (2018). Effectiveness of the use of patagial wing tags for griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) in Spain. Arxius De Miscellania Zoologica, 16(), 255-270. DOI: 10.32800/AMZ.2018.16.0255

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Article's DOI: 10.32800/AMZ.2018.16.0255

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications