Whinchat survival estimates across Europe: can excessive adult mortality explain population declines?

• Published in: Animal conservation Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 15 - 25
• Main Authors: Fay, R., Schaub, M., Banik, M. V., Border, J. A., Henderson, I. G., Fahl, G., Feulner, J., Horch, P., Korner, F., Müller, M., Michel, V., Rebstock, H., Shitikov, D., Tome, D., Vögeli, M., Grüebler, M. U.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2021
• Subjects: adult survival; Afro‐Palaearctic migrant; Agricultural land; Breeding; Breeding sites; Breeding success; Capture-recapture studies; capture–recapture; Conservation; Distance; Environmental conditions; Environmental impact; Grasslands; Habitat changes; juvenile survival; Juveniles; Migratory species; Mortality; Population; Population decline; Populations; Saxicola rubetra; Sex differences; sex‐specific survival; Survival; Wildlife conservation; Europe

European farmland birds show massive large‐scale population declines due to agricultural intensification. Long‐distance migrants are particularly affected as their populations appear to undergo larger declines than those of residents and short‐distance migrants, raising the question about the impact...