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RockyPlatform nestHuge · 1.9 kg
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Voice: Bonelli's eagle is largely silent outside of breeding season and is a somewhat infrequent vocalizer even in the context of breeding. Its calls are less well studied than those of the African hawk-eagle, which although a tropical species, also generally ceases to call outside of the breeding season.
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When to see the Bonelli's Eagle
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bonelli's Eagle
The map shades 40 countries with regular records, and 7 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Taiwan, Germany, Mauritania, Austria, Belgium, Georgia, Netherlands.
About the Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's eagle is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, most likely from an exploration of Sardinia. Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa on the montane perimeter of the Sahara Desert, and across the Indian subcontinent to Indonesia. In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand. It is usually a resident breeder.
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Easily confused with
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxThe tawny eagle is considered to appear "inelegant, scruffy-looking" but has a fairly characteristic aquiline silhouette.
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisThe steppe eagle is a large, bulky and robust-looking eagle.
Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaThe eastern imperial eagle is a large eagle, but usually falls near the average size of the large-bodied genus Aquila.
Side by side: Bonelli's Eagle vs Golden Eagle · Bonelli's Eagle vs Wedge-tailed Eagle · Bonelli's Eagle vs Tawny Eagle · Bonelli's Eagle vs Steppe Eagle · Bonelli's Eagle vs Eastern Imperial Eagle
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