<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In 2007, breeding of the Imperial Eagle in locality "Devínske jazero" lake (near the village of "Vysoká pri Morave", SW Slovakia) was observed. The pair fledged 2 young. This was the first recorded breeding of this species in the "Záhorie" region. The eagles also bred the following year, 2008. During breeding, a change of male occurred so the nest remained unproductive (one fertile egg was found in the nest). Both cases suggest the current trend of occupying new sites in the Southwestern part of its breeding range.</p></abstract>

In 2007, breeding of the Imperial Eagle in locality "Devínske jazero" lake (near the village of "Vysoká pri Morave", SW Slovakia) was observed. The pair fledged 2 young. This was the first recorded breeding of this species in the "Záhorie" region. The eagles also bred the following year, 2008. During breeding, a change of male occurred so the nest remained unproductive (one fertile egg was found in the nest). Both cases suggest the current trend of occupying new sites in the Southwestern part of its breeding range.

First breeding of the Imperial Eagle (<italic>Aquila heliaca</italic>) in the "Borská nížina" lowland (SW Slovakia)

Karpatská 26, SK-915 01 Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Slovakia

Ľubovníkova 34, SK-841 07 Bratislava, Slovakia

Eisnerova 44, SK-84 107 Bratislava, Slovakia

Raptor Journal

First breeding of the Imperial Eagle () in the "Borská nížina" lowland (SW Slovakia)

In 2007, breeding of the Imperial Eagle in locality "Devínske jazero" lake (near the village of "Vysoká pri Morave", SW Slovakia) was observed. The pair...

First breeding of the Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) in the "Borská nížina" lowland (SW Slovakia)

Published Online: Jul 04, 2012

Page range: 87 - 90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10262-012-0022-6

Keywords
Imperial Eagle, breeding, south-west Slovakia

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