Nest-site characteristics and breeding biology of the Black Woodpecker in north-western Lombardy, Italy

In the years 2008-2012 we studied the nest-site characteristics of the Black Woodpeckers Dryocopus martius in the Varese province, in 3 study-areas in north-western Lombardy. The Black Woodpecker is a recent immigrant in our study area and in the surrounding pre-Alps; it selects wide-diameter trunk...

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Main Authors: Fabio Saporetti, Silvio Colaone, Walter Guenzani, Tonino Zarbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-11-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/304