Table 1.
Number and percentage of the total number of common kestrels admitted to rehabilitation centres from 2010 to 2019 according to the reason for their admission.
| Reason for admission | Admitted kestrels n = 12,923) | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | % | |
| Nestlings | 4484 | 34.70a |
| Power line injury | 3434 | 26.57b |
| Other injury | 2343 | 18.13c |
| Exhaustion, starvation | 641 | 4,96d |
| Road traffic | 591 | 4.57d |
| Other | 413 | 3.20e |
| Entrapment | 220 | 1.70f. |
| Unnecessary capture | 188 | 1.45 fg |
| Incubation | 145 | 1.12 h,i |
| Feather damage | 128 | 0.99i |
| Intrusion | 126 | 0.98i |
| Injury by another animal | 76 | 0.59j |
| Infection | 63 | 0.49j,k |
| Rail traffic | 26 | 0.20 l |
| Gunshot injury | 25 | 0.19 l |
| Poisoning | 20 | 0.15 l,m |
a-m The values with different superscript letters in a column are significantly different (P < 0.05).