Spanish imperial eagle  (Aquila adalberti)

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Glossary

Monogamous: Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
Raptor: Bird of prey. Raptors are members of the taxonomic order Falconiformes.
Reintroduction: Putting an animal or plant into an area where the species or sub-species previously lived but from which they are locally extinct - usually referring to projects aiming to re-establish self-perpetuating populations.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (February, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3534&m=0
  3. CITES (February, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. CMS (February, 2005)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. Berne Convention (February, 2005)
    http://www.jiwlp.com/contents/bern.pdf
  6. EC Birds Directive (February, 2005)
    http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1373
  7. Bisson, I.A., Ferrer, M. and Bird, D.M. (2002) Factors influencing nest-site selection by Spanish imperial eagles. Journal of Field Ornithology, 73 (3): 298 - 302.
  8. Meyburg, B.U. (1975) On the biology of the Spanish imperial eagle. Publicado En Ardeda, 21: 1 - 10.
  9. Pain, D.J., Meharg, A.A., Ferrer, M., Taggart, M. and Penteriani, V. (2005) Lead concentrations in bones and feathers of the globally threatened Spanish imperial eagle. Biological Conservation, 121 (4): 603 - 610.
  10. Ferrer, M. and Hiraldo, F. (1992) Man-induced sex-biased mortality in the Spanish imperial eagle. Biological Conservation, 60 (1): 57 - 60.
  11. Ferrer, M. and Negro, J.J. (2004) The near extinction of two large European predators: Super specialists pay a price. Conservation Biology, 118 (2): 183 - 193.
  12. Janss, G.F.E. and Ferrer, M. (2001) Avian electrocution mortality in relation to pole design and adjacent habitat in Spain. Bird Conservation International, 11 (1): 3 - 12.