Distribution, numbers, breeding parameters, threats and food preferences of Eastern Imperial Eagle in European Turkey Dimitar Demerdzhiev, Dobromir Dobrev, S端reyya Isfendiyaroglu, Zlatozar Boev, Stoycho Stoychev, Nikolay Terziev, and Svetoslav Spasov
32 different occupied territories 35-45 pairs
•Brood size, productivity, breeding success, fledgling success, success rate BS – 1.01 for the period 2008-2013
Mortality
Eggs
Chicks
Infertility
8; 35%
Disturbance
9; 39%
Storm
1; 4%
Unknown factors
5; 22% 8; 53%
3; 20%
Kainism
1; 7%
Dropping from the nest
3; 20%
Threats Disturbance Electrocution Shooting Poison Treasure hunting Tree cutting
Most of the nests are in agricultural fields
Hazardous electricity power lines
3 tagged eagles were electrocuted
3 nest trees were cut
FOOD
582 victims; 70 taxa
Testudo; 14,43% Gallus gallus domestica; 4,30% Others; 28,82%
Larus michahellis; 12,03% Serpentes; 3,44% Ciconia ciconia; 3,26% Spermophilus citellus; 10,70%
Erinaceus roumanicus; 23,02%
There is a statistically significant difference Z = 2.52; p = 0.01
Marmara region 1. Larus michahellis – 16.7% 2. Testudo – 15% 3. Spermophilus citellus – 13% 4. Erinaceus roumanicus – 12%
Derventski Heights region 1. Erinaceus roumanicus – 40.8% 2. Testudo – 13% 3. Spermophilus citellus – 6.7% 4. Larus michahellis – 4.5%
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