Summary
Since 1859, wintering Lesser White-fronted Geese have been recorded 25 times in Greece. Of the records obtained in the second half of the 19th century only two, based on museum specimens, are valid. There were four records in the first half of the present century, while all the others come from the second half due to increased coverage mostly during IWRB midwinter censuses. Their distribution had been more southerly in the past, but in recent years only northern Greek wetlands hold the bulk of the wintering population, with the Evros Delta being the most important area (12, or 48% of all records). The wintering population of the species in the Evros Delta is threatened by habitat destruction and shooting.
Zusammenfassung
Seit 1859 wurden in Griechenland 25mal Zwerggänse festgestellt; aus dem 19. Jh. liegen nur 2 sichere Nachweise vor. 4 Nachweise fallen in die erste Hälfte des 20. Jh., die restlichen alle in die zweite Hälfte, Die Verteilung der Funde scheint in der Vergangenheit weiter nach Süden gereicht zu haben; heute liegen nur aus dem Norden Beobachtungen vor. Der wichtigste Platz ist das Evros-Delta (12 von 25 Nachweisen; einmal 1630 Ind. im Februar 1963). Die Winterpopulation ist durch Biotopzerstörung und Abschuß bedroht.
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Handrinos, G.I., Goutner, V. On the occurrence of the Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus in Greece. J Ornithol 131, 160–165 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01647137
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