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Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

About Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
  • Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

The booted eagle is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

Visits

  • 2006-01-09
    Kheoladeo National Park, India
  • 2013-02-24
    Sanjay Ghandi National Park, India
    Image from 2013-02-24
  • 2025-02-05
    Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
  • 2025-02-07
    Tanga, Tanzania
  • 2025-02-24
    Merzouga, Morocco