<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Long-term monitoring of the Imperial Eagle in Eastern Slovakia has revealed that some pairs living permanently in an active agricultural environment (agrocoenosis) prove capable of adapting even to extreme conditions. In three cases eagles built their nests near railway lines (59, 22 and 15 m from the tracks), and in one case almost directly above a frequently-used road at a height of 21m.</p></abstract>

Long-term monitoring of the Imperial Eagle in Eastern Slovakia has revealed that some pairs living permanently in an active agricultural environment (agrocoenosis) prove capable of adapting even to extreme conditions. In three cases eagles built their nests near railway lines (59, 22 and 15 m from the tracks), and in one case almost directly above a frequently-used road at a height of 21m.

Unusual cases of nesting by the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) in Eastern Slovakia

Zemplínske múzeum, Kostolné námestie 1, SK-071 01 Michalovce, Slovakia

Správa CHKO Latorica,M. R. Štefánika 1755, SK-075 01 Trebišov, Slovakia

Raptor Journal

Long-term monitoring of the Imperial Eagle in Eastern Slovakia has revealed that some pairs living permanently in an active agricultural environment...

Unusual cases of nesting by the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) in Eastern Slovakia

Online veröffentlicht: 09. Nov. 2012

Seitenbereich: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0002-x

Schlüsselwörter
Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca, nesting by railway lines and above a frequently-used road, Eastern Slovakia

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Unusual cases of nesting by the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) in Eastern Slovakia

Online veröffentlicht: 09. Nov. 2012

Seitenbereich: 19 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0002-x

SchlüsselwörterImperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca, nesting by railway lines and above a frequently-used road, Eastern Slovakia

This content is open access.

Schlüsselwörter
Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca, nesting by railway lines and above a frequently-used road, Eastern Slovakia