Nesting peculiarities of birds of prey in arid conditions of Central Asia

This article covers the peculiarities of nesting and territorial distribution of birds of prey in the territory of Central Asia. Basing on the analysis of literary data and own researches the author found that a specific complex of factors furthering the change of many species of birds of prey from nesting on long-boled vegetation to nesting on cliffs is formed under the arid conditions of Central Asia.