RT Journal Article
T1 Early stages of home range settlement in a newly reintroduced raptor on an island: Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) on Mallorca, Spain
A1 Martínez Miranzo, Beatriz
A1 Conde De Dios, Miriam
A1 Viada, Carlota
A1 Aguirre De Miguel, José Ignacio
AB Bonelli’s eagle (Aquila fasciata) had become extirpated in parts of their Mediterranean distribution, such as on Mallorca Island (Balearic Islands, Spain). Thanks to reintroduction programs, a new breeding population was reintroduced to the island, between 2011 and 2017. To identify movement patterns within the island, we equipped each reintroduced individual with a GPS device before release to track their movements. Home range of reintroduced eagles were calculated using a KDE — kernel density estimation approach. Although we found that home range size differed for individuals among years and sex, we found a high degree of overlap in home range in the study population. The home range of each individual remained stable in size and shape and few explorative flights outside the delineated home range were observed. In conclusion, reintroduced Bonelli’s eagles have adapted to Mallorca Island by breeding earlier than already established populations, reducing their dispersive behaviour, and accelerating establishment of home ranges.
PB Springer
SN 1612-4642
YR 2022
FD 2022-12-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88322
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/88322
LA eng
NO Unión Europea
NO Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina (CONICET)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 5 abr 2025