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Electrocution generally occurs as a result of contact with areas of bare skin or sparse plumage. Area where electrical discharge exited on the underside of the wing of a short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus). © Justo Martín
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As mentioned in previous chapters, electrocution can occur in two ways: by contact
between two conductors or, more frequently, by contact between a conductor and
an earthed metallic structure (the crossarm itself or a ground wire), and birds are
among the groups most seriously affected (Figures 88 and 89). Given the distance
between supports, the s...
