CGL2016-79249-P - Ecología del movimiento comparada de un

In this project we are going to compare the movement ecology of two species of sympatrically breeding kestrels in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) and the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). They are two morphologically similar species. The lesser kestrels show a greater degree of specialization in prey and habitat selection. We have selected three study areas with differences in habitat composition, but geographically close among them, to study the movements, hunting strategies, energy expenditure, prey selection and habitat selection between the two species along two annual cycles, in a comparative way. For the study we will rely on high temporal and spatial resolution biologgers, heart-rate loggers and a remote automatic monitoring system with smart nest-boxes