Wintering Eastern Imperial Eagles in Dagestan, Russia

Abstract

Eastern Imperial Eagle (EIE; Aquila heliaca) wintering grounds in Dagestan and adjacent areas of the Chechen Republic and Stavropol Territory were monitored in February and December of 2022 as part of the project “Study and Conservation of Eastern Imperial Eagle” implemented by the Non-governmental Environmental Central “Caucasus”, Russian Bird Conservation Union (RBCU), and Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union NABU, with the support of the NABU International Foundation and VGP Foundation. EIE wintering grounds in Eastern Transcaucasus have been known to ornithologists for a long time (Satunin, 1907; Stanchinsky, 1914). However, the nature of the species wintering and their distribution in Dagestan remained poorly studied (Dzhamirzoev et al., 2013; Dzhamirzoev, Bukreev, 2020).

Keywords

• хищные птицы
• орел-могильник
• aquila heliaca
• россия