On eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) breeding in atypical habitat under competitive conditions with other eagle species

• Published in: Slovak Raptor Journal
• Main Authors: Bekmansurov, Rinur H., Karyakin, Igor V., Shnayder, Elena P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2015
• Subjects: Nature and Landscape Conservation; Animal Science and Zoology; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/srj-2015-0007; http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/srj/9/1/article-p95.xml; https://www.sciendo.com/article/10.1515/srj-2015-0007

Abstract In the paper we describe two cases of eastern imperial eagle breeding in the former nests of greater spotted eagle and white-tailed eagle observed in the Tatarstan Republic, Russia. In both cases, eastern imperial eagles occupied non-favourable habitats they never used before - a vast alder forest in the wetlands and an island in a reservoir. The possible reasons that made the eagles expand their breeding ranges in the Volga region ofRussia are discussed in this paper