https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2023.675
Successful December nesting of a pair of White-throated Dippers (Cinclus cinclus) in Northeast Italy: the earliest ever in Europe
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A remarkably early nesting of a pair of White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in December 2021 in northeastern Italy is reported and discussed by considering factors that may have influenced the breeding onset.
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Peruzzo, J., & Vicariotto, M. (2023). Successful December nesting of a pair of White-throated Dippers (<i>Cinclus cinclus</i>) in Northeast Italy: the earliest ever in Europe. Rivista Italiana Di Ornitologia, 93(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2023.675
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