Corsica-group

Study area: Corsica

Corsica holds the only island Snowfinch population.

The potential habitat for the species (areas at altitude > 2 000 m asl) is limited and fragmented. Artificial nesting sites (ski stations, buildings, etc) lack in this area.

Beginning of ringing and monitoring activities: 2013

Until now, the snowfinch population had never been surveyed or monitored, and the available knowledge is based on the collection of non-systematic records. The organization of coordinated monitoring activities carried out by a network of observers has started in 2013.

Ringing and field work activity: Prospection and annual controls of known territories are partly performed since 2013.

Main goals of the activities: long-term population monitoring (distribution and population size), habitat characterization of occupied sites.

Monitoring of reproductive biology: no monitoring of reproductive biology.

Ringing activity results: no ringing activity.

Colour ring project: no colour ring project.