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Jean-Claude Thibault et al., « Common Swifts (Apus apus) nesting in mature pine forests in Corsica », Ecologia Mediterranea, ID : 10.3406/ecmed.2020.2100
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Tree breeding in holes has been recorded for the Common Swift (Apus apus) mainly in Northern Europe and Siberia. This behaviour, considered as ancestral, has also been noted in Corsican forests. Although marginal in terms of numbers, it is a perennial phenomenon. We present here a synthesis on the distribution and the characteristics of nesting sites, and we compare these breeding sites to the occurrences in continental Europe and Northern Africa. Our data add to the body of arguments in favour of the preservation of mature forests of the Corsican Pine on the island.