<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 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</p></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

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

Elabuga Institute, Kazan Federal University; National Park “Nizhnyaya Kama”, 89 Kazanskaya Str., 423607 Elabuga, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia

Siberian Environmental Centre, 33 Irtiishskaya Str., 630060 Novosibirsk, Russia

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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...

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

Published Online: Jun 30, 2015

Page range: 95 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2015-0007

Keywords
Aquila heliaca, Aquila clanga, Haliaeetus albicilla, interspecific competition, nest sites

© by Rinur H. Bekmansurov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Jun 30, 2015

Page range: 95 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/srj-2015-0007

KeywordsAquila heliaca, Aquila clanga, Haliaeetus albicilla, interspecific competition, nest sites

© by Rinur H. Bekmansurov

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Aquila heliaca, Aquila clanga, Haliaeetus albicilla, interspecific competition, nest sites