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Marin, S. A., Ivanov, I., Georgiev, D., & Boev, Z. N. , Food of the imperial eagle aquila heliaca on sakar mountain and dervent heights, bulgaria. Unpublished paper presented at Raptors worldwide: Proceedings of the VI World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls.
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| Resource type: Conference Paper BibTeX citation key: Marin2004 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Fressfeinde = predators, Habitat = habitat, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Südosteuropa = South-Eastern Europe, Testudinidae, Testudo, Testudo graeca Creators: Boev, Georgiev, Ivanov, Marin Collection: Raptors worldwide: Proceedings of the VI World Conference on Birds of Prey and Owls |
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This study was carried out by Green Balkans NGO team during the period 1999-2003. Observations of behaviour and collecting of bone, feather, skin and hair remains in the nests of four pairs of Imperial Eagles (one in Dervent Heights and four on Sakar Mountain) were made. In the diet of the Imperial Eagle on Sakar Mountain, 10 species of mammals, 7 species of birds and 2 of reptiles were recorded. In Dervent Heights, 4 species of mammals, 3 of birds and 1 of reptiles were recorded. The main prey of the eagles in Sakar Mountain are Martin Erinaceus concolor and chicken Gallus g. domestica, but the main food source is animal carcasses. In Dervent Heights, the main prey and main food source is Lepuseuropaeus and Gallus g.domestica. Capreolus capreolus, Canis familiaris, Capra hircus, Equus caballus, Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus. Larus cachinans, Burchinus oedicnemus, Carduelis chloris, Falco tinnunculus, Cairina moschata, Ophisaurus apodus and Testudo graeca are reported for the first time in the food of the Imperial Eagle in Bulgaria.
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