Sumasgutner Lab

We explore how raptors navigate and adapt to a rapidly changing, human-dominated world. By combining biologging technologies with ecological theory, we aim to understand movement, behaviour, and human-raptor interactions across urban and natural landscapes - and to translate this knowledge into meaningful conservation action.

© Kervin Prayag

© Johannes Ploderer

Research

From urban rooftops to remote landscapes, our projects investigate how raptors interact with their environments and with people. Through a combination of long-term research, experimental approaches, and applied initiatives, we aim to produce science that informs conservation and supports human-wildlife coexistence.

When the forest falls silent: A double tragedy for Durban’s Crowned Eagles

UrbanBEE reaches the roof of Austria’s Federal Ministry of Climate and Environmental Protection

Leopards of the Sky

Latest Publications

Extraordinary case of nest usurpation and mixed clutch: Crowned Eagle incubates two Egyptian Goose eggs plus its own

Sumasgutner, P., Smith, B., & Sumasgutner, S. C. (2026). Extraordinary case of nest usurpation and mixed clutch: Crowned Eagle incubates two Egyptian Goose eggs plus its own. Journal of Raptor Research. doi:10.3356/jrr2577