Diet of Saker Falcon ([i]Falco cherrug[/i]) and Eastern Imperial Eagle ([i]Aquila heliac[/i]a) from Central Kazakhstan
Journal Title: Ecologia Balkanica - Year 2014, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
[i][/i]We present results from a study on the diet of Saker falcon (n = 15 nests) and Eastern imperial eagle (n = 2 nests) from south Kazakhstan, on the basis of food remains and pellets collected during the 2009 breeding season. The main prey for Saker falcon was predominantly rodents living in middle-size colonies – Spermophilus erytrogenys and Rhombomys opimus. We also present the results from the diet of two pairs of Eastern imperial eagles nesting close to Balkhash Lake.
Authors and Affiliations
Nedko Nedyalkov, Anatoliy Levin, Andrew Dixon, Zlatozar Boev
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