Doi: 10.13157/arla.73.1.2026.ra1
Authors: Marco Dragonetti, Valentina Falchi, Fabrizio Farsi, Dimitri Giunchi, Angela Picciau and Pietro Giovacchini
E-mail: dimitri.giunchi@unipi.it
Published: Volume 73.1, January 2026. Pages 3-21.
Language: English
Keywords: Agricultural landscape changes, disturbing factors, long term population trend, wintering Stone-curlew and roosting behaviour
Summary:
The study was conducted from December 2013 to January 2023, annually surveying all known winter roosts.
Stone-curlews exhibited two contrasting behaviours: they showed remarkable fidelity to certain roosting areas that were regularly used over multiple years, but they also displayed notable mobility between different roosts, occasionally occupying new sites not previously used. Overall, the incidence of disturbance factors was low but warrants further investigation. Recent agricultural changes in Grosseto –particularly the expansion of vineyards and the decline of traditional farming– appear to be partially exploited by Stone-curlews, which frequently used vineyards as winter roosts. However, the conservation value of these habitats remains uncertain, especially given their potential negative impacts during the breeding season
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