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<p>According to previous studies using colour rings, lesser spotted eagles <italic>Clanga pomarina</italic> have established breeding territories up to 249 km from their natal site. A colour-ringed lesser spotted eagle nestling from NE Poland settled 540 km further west in NE Germany. This male was discovered at the age of six and nested there for several years. This finding is all the more remarkable because the bird was a male, which in large eagles typically settle nearer to their natal sites than females. They apparently reproduce successfully for the first time later than females, normally at the age of five.</p>
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According to previous studies using colour rings, lesser spotted eagles Clanga pomarina have established breeding territories up to 249 km from their natal site. A colour-ringed lesser spotted eagle nestling from NE Poland settled 540 km further west in NE Germany. This male was discovered at the age of six and nested there for several years. This finding is all the more remarkable because the bird was a male, which in large eagles typically settle nearer to their natal sites than females. They apparently reproduce successfully for the first time later than females, normally at the age of five.

Age of maturity and exceptionally distant natal dispersal of over 500 km by a male lesser spotted eagle <italic>Clanga pomarina</italic>

Department of Game Management and Forest Protection

Raptor Journal

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Age of maturity and exceptionally distant natal dispersal of over 500 km by a male lesser spotted eagle 

According to previous studies using colour rings, lesser spotted eagles Clanga pomarina have established breeding territories up to 249 km from their natal...

Age of maturity and exceptionally distant natal dispersal of over 500 km by a male lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 73 - 76

Received: Dec 01, 2020

Accepted: Dec 28, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2020-0006

Keywords
age of maturity, distant settling, ringing, lesser spotted eagle,

© 2020 Bernd-Ulrich Meyburg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Age of maturity and exceptionally distant natal dispersal of over 500 km by a male lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina

Published Online: Apr 30, 2021

Page range: 73 - 76

Received: Dec 01, 2020

Accepted: Dec 28, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2020-0006

Keywordsage of maturity, distant settling, ringing, lesser spotted eagle,

© 2020 Bernd-Ulrich Meyburg et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
age of maturity, distant settling, ringing, lesser spotted eagle,