Wildlifeof Sumatra
Booted Eagle
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Photo: Domènec Leal Martínez · CC BY-SA 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Hieraaetus pennatus
Basic stats
Habitat
Palearctic and southern Asia
Range
Palearctic and southern Asia; winters in the tropics of Africa and Asia
Size
About 40cm
The booted eagle is a small eagle about 40 cm long, mostly migratory, with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia and wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia. A small separate population breeds in south-western Africa. It has no recognised subspecies, and the species name is Latin for feathered. Some authors have moved it into the genus Aquila along with other hawk-eagles, though it is the type species of Hieraaetus (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Booted Eagle live in?
- Palearctic and southern Asia
- Where is the Booted Eagle found?
- Palearctic and southern Asia; winters in the tropics of Africa and Asia
- How big is the Booted Eagle?
- About 40cm