Distribution, numbers and food preferences of Imperial Eagle in European Turkey

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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