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Tichodroma 34 (2022): 75–79. DOI: 10.31577/tichodroma.2022.34.9 Krátka správa / Short communication Hniezdenie výrika lesného (Otus scops) na severnom Slovensku Breeding of the Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) in northern Slovakia Radoslav MICHALEC Správa Tatranského národného parku, Tatranská Lomnica 66, 059 60 Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia Dušan KARASKA Štátna ochrana prírody
Slovenskej republiky, Tajovského 28B,
974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia;
e-mail: dusan.karaska@sopsr.sk Abstract:
The
first
documented nesting of the Eurasian Scops Owl
(Otus scops) in northern Slovakia (Oravice
area in the Western Tatras in 2021) is
described. The nest was found in an occupied
former woodpecker nest cavity and a fledgling
was observed. All known observations of the
species in northern Slovakia to date are
summarized and the species range and
population trends in Europe are discussed.
This breeding may be related to the increase
of the European population and the northward
expansion of the species.
Key words: Eurasian Scops Owl, breeding, northern Slovakia  Citácia / Cite as Michalec R. & Karaska D.: Hniezdenie výrika lesného (Otus scops) na severnom Slovensku. Tichodroma 34: 75–79. DOI: 10.31577/tichodroma.2022.34.9  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License |
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