Rosario Mascara

• Biodiversity Journal, 2 (4): 179-188

  Rosario Mascara
  Ornithological observations on an artificial pond in the Sicilian agricultural environment (Sicily, Italy)

  ABSTRACT
  The present paper originates from interesting wildlife and ecological observations made, in the period 2006-2011, on fifty-three species of birds frequenting a small artificial pond constructed in a Sicilian agro-forest environment (Caltagirone, CT). Reported data not only provide useful information to improve our knowledge of the avifauna of the SIC-ITA 070005 “Bosco di Santo Pietro” (Sicily, Italy), but also contribute to the understanding of the important ecological role of peculiar habitats such as artificial ponds.

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