Abundance of Harpy and Crested Eagles from a reservoir-impact area in the Low- and Mid-Xingu River

Abstract In the Brazilian Amazon, two monospecific genera, the Harpy Eagle and Crested Eagle have low densities and are classified by IUCN as Near Threatened due to habitat loss, deforestation, habitat degradation and hunting. In this study, we evaluate occurrence of these large raptors using the en...

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Main Authors: TM. Sanaiotti, TG. Junqueira, V. Palhares, FH. Aguiar-Silva, LMP. Henriques, G. Oliveira, VY. Guimarães, V. Castro, D. Mota, DF. Trombin, DNA. Villar, KM. Lara, D. Fernandes, L. Castilho, E. Yosheno, RM. Alencar, L. Cesca, SM. Dantas, TO. Laranjeiras, PC. Mathias, CV. Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842015000500190&lng=en&tlng=en