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9 November 2021 Home Range and Excursive Post-Breeding Movements of Eurasian Eagle-Owls Revealed by GPS Satellite Transmitters
Oddvar Heggøy, Tomas Aarvak, Peter Sjolte Ranke, Roar Solheim, Ingar Jostein Øien
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Abstract

Investigating space use of wild birds provides important knowledge of bird behavior and ecology, which is crucial in the management and conservation of threatened species. In the present study, we used GPS satellite telemetry to investigate space use and movements of seven adult Eurasian Eagle-Owls (Bubo bubo) in Norway during breeding and post-breeding seasons. Breeding adults had a mean home range size of 42.9 km2 (SD ± 35.1 km2; 95% kernel density estimation Had hoc), and five individuals performed long (>20 km) excursive movements away from their breeding territories during autumn. Such wide-ranging behavior has not previously been reported for adults of the nominate subspecies B. b. bubo. The study demonstrates the need to investigate seasonal movements of species, populations, and age groups even if they are considered residents, and provides valuable information for management and conservation of the Eurasian Eagle-Owl.

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Oddvar Heggøy, Tomas Aarvak, Peter Sjolte Ranke, Roar Solheim, and Ingar Jostein Øien "Home Range and Excursive Post-Breeding Movements of Eurasian Eagle-Owls Revealed by GPS Satellite Transmitters," Journal of Raptor Research 55(4), 619-626, (9 November 2021). https://doi.org/10.3356/JRR-19-95
Received: 12 November 2019; Accepted: 6 October 2020; Published: 9 November 2021
KEYWORDS
Bubo bubo
conservation
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
GPS telemetry
home range
seasonal movements
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