Ivaylo Angelov

(Dr)

phone: (+359 88) 5450812; e-mail:

Born 12 January 1982, Haskovo.
Education: Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, Biological Faculty, BSc, speciality biology (2005), MSc, speciality zoology of vertebrates (2009); 2021—2023 — National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, PhD candidate, speciality zoology of vertebrates.

Research interests

Diurnal birds of prey: distribution, biology, population ecology, limiting factors in breeding and wintering areas and along the migratory route, interspecific relationships, cliff-nesting raptors, human-wildlife conflict, conservation.

Current projects

“Habitat characteristics of Golden Eagles territories in Bulgaria and testing the feasibility for individual identification of unmarked Golden Eagles by trap cameras in nests”. Postdoc researcher at the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

“Population number, age structure and diet of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus, 1758) in Bulgaria”. Defended PhD thesis at the National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (2021—2023).

Reintroduction of Cinereous Vultures Aegypius monachus in the Eastern Rhodopes, Bulgaria.

Breeding survey of Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus on Masirah island, Oman. In cooperation with the Environment Society of Oman.

Field experience

Bulgaria (since 1997), Greece (2005, 2009), China (2006), Turkey (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016), Ethiopia (2009, 2010), Sudan (2010), Oman (2012, 2019, 2024), Kenya (2012), Lebanon (2019).

Most recent publications

Demerdzhiev, D., Dobrev, D., Delchev, A., Iliev, M., Georgiev, G., Terziev, N., Angelov, I., Arkumarev, V., 2025. Temporally determinate, but spatially consistent breeding performance of Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina) along the southern periphery of its distribution. — Diversity, 17 (8): 566. [PDF]

Angelov, I., Sarrouf, M., Al Lawati, R., Vegh, A., 2025. High occurrence of polygynous trios in a dense Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus population. — Ringing & Migration, 1—5. https://doi.org/10.1080/03078698.2025.2559118 [PDF]

Angelov, I., Sarrouf, M., Al Lawati, R., McGrady, M., 2025. Stability of a resident Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus population on Masirah island, Oman. — Sandgrouse, 47 (1): 193—202. [PDF]

Angelov, I., Klisurov, I., Stoyanov, G., Gradinarov, D., Stoynov, E., Arkumarev, V., Zhisov, P., Yordanov, E., Dimchev, I., Dobrev, D., Mladenov, V., Dobrev, V., Stamenov, A., Vasilev, V., Iliev, M., Peshev, H., Demerdzhiev, D., Stanchev, S., Petrov, P., Yovchev, G., Kolchagov, R., 2025. Drones revolutionize the monitoring of notoriously difficult to study raptors: breeding performance of Golden Eagles (A. chrysaetos) in Bulgaria. — Poster presentation at BalkanBio conference, 30—31 Oct., Plovdiv University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. [PDF]

Angelov, I. D., Dobrev, D., Claase, M. J., Fay, J.M., de Bont, M., Buechley, E. R., 2025. Using satellite imagery to map potential colonies of Rüppell’s vultures (Gyps rueppelli) in Central and East Africa. — Ibis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13454 [PDF]

Angelov, I., 2025. The first documentation of a juvenile eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) with an unstreaked body. — Raptor Journal, 19. https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2025-0005 [PDF]

Daskalova, G., Shurulinkov, P., Klisurov, I., Angelov, I., Demerdzhiev, D., Petrov, R., 2024. Observations on the behavior of the saker falcon (Falco cherrug) breeding in Bulgaria. — Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 67 (1): 153—165. [PDF]

Angelov, I., Ragyov, D., Stoyanov, G., Koychev, V., Tonchev, B., Shurulinkov, P., Demerdzhiev, D., Stoynov, E., Dimchev, I., Gradinarov, D., Hristov, H., Dobrev, D., Arkumarev, V., Vassilev, V., Klisurov, I., Dobrev, V., Kurtev, M., Yotsova, T., Daskalova, G., Nikolov, B., Stoychev, S., Profirov, L., Iankov, P., Petrov, T., 2024. Status of the Golden Eagle in Bulgaria. — In: Bautista-Rodríguez, J., Ellis, D. H. (eds). The Golden Eagle around the world. Hancock House Publishers.

Angelov, I., Abebe, Y. D., Yotsova, T., Dobrev, V., 2024. Another case of communal breeding in the White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus. — Vulture News, 86: 13—15. [PDF]

Angelov, I., 2024. Exceptionally Low Proportion of Adult Pairs and Male-Skewed Adult Sex Ratio in a Declining Population of the Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos (L., 1758) (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae). — Acta zoologica bulgarica. [PDF]

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