The Food of the White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at Lake Baikal, East Siberia

The Food of the White-tailed Sea Eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ) at Lake Baikal, East Siberia A long-term study (1991-2001) of the food of White-tailed Sea Eagles in the Svâtoj Nos wetlands at Lake Baikal, Northeastern Russia, revealed that these eagles feed predominantly on water birds, mainly ducks...

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Published in:Slovak Raptor Journal
Main Author: Mlíkovský, Jiří
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2009
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0031-5
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Summary:The Food of the White-tailed Sea Eagle ( Haliaeetus albicilla ) at Lake Baikal, East Siberia A long-term study (1991-2001) of the food of White-tailed Sea Eagles in the Svâtoj Nos wetlands at Lake Baikal, Northeastern Russia, revealed that these eagles feed predominantly on water birds, mainly ducks. Anecdotal data from the Selenga Delta in Southeastern Lake Baikal indicate that White-tailed Sea Eagles generally prefer birds as their prey in the Lake Baikal area.