A first detailed description of building a new nest and new data on the courtship behaviour of golden eagle

Ivaylo Angelov

doi:10.2478/srj-2023-0004

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A first detailed description of building a new nest and new data on the courtship behaviour of golden eagle

Raptor Journal

Volume 17 (2023): Issue 1 (June 2023)

By: Ivaylo Angelov

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|Jun 2023

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Abstract

The nest building and courtship behaviours of the golden eagle are poorly represented in the scientific literature. The paper reports on the first detailed description of building a new nest by a pair of golden eagles. Reciprocal pendulum flight by the pair as part of a pre-breeding courtship display is described for the first time. The “mock attack” between the members of the pair is confirmed to serve the courtship function.

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