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Article History

Received: 10 September 2021

Accepted: 15 February 2022

First Online: 24 February 2022

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: The DNA sequences analysed in this study were obtained from an existing database generated from a study on genomic variation in white-tailed eagles [], (Hansen CCR, Rasmussen JA, Ballesteros JAC, Sinding MHS, Hallgrimsson GT, Stefansson RA, et al: Genomics of white-tailed eagle (<i>Haliaeetus albicilla</i>) in the North-Atlantic islands reveal low diversity and substantial inbreeding in comparison with the mainland populations. Submitted). The DNA was extracted from blood samples sampled from chicks in an ongoing monitoring project of the species in Iceland, led by Kristinn H. Skarphéðinsson a specialist at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History (IINH). At the time of sampling, of the DNA analysed, 2000–2011, there were no ethical committee who handled sampling from wild animals in Iceland. The research and sampling were conducted with permission from the IINH, for tagging and approaching nests of rare birds. The sampling of blood was taken by trained experts which took care in not injuring the chicks of this endangered species. The overall work of the genomic study is in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.