Abstract
ABSTRACT I evaluated the breeding biology of Red-headed Falcon (Falco chicquera) by documenting 39 breeding attempts in Surendranagar district of Gujarat, India, from 2006 to 2021. Across years, the Mayfield estimated seasonal nest survival was 0.900 ± 0.016 (95% CI), and productivity was 2.5 ± 1.4 (95% CI) fledglings per breeding attempt. Prey deliveries recorded during the study were exclusively birds, 71% of the order Passeriformes. Of the 39 breeding attempts in 18 territories, 26 nests were on high tension electricity transmission pylons and 13 were in trees. I provide the first baseline data for comparing and evaluating reproductive rate of this species in different environments across the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere.
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