Working Group on Raptors

Study and conservation of birds of prey and owls

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9th National Scientific Conference with International Participation (April 2–5, 2025, Pushchino)

Birds of prey of the Northern Eurasia

Proceedings of the IX Conference of the Working Group on Raptors

The Owls of the Palearctic: Research and Conservation

Proceedings of the IX International Conference on Raptors

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XVI International Ornithological Conference “Birds of Northern Eurasia”

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Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus). Author: Svetlana Barabanshchikova