About the Booted Eagle
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.
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The booted eagle is a small eagle with a length of 40 cm (16 in) and a wingspan of 110–132 cm (43–52 in); males weigh about 510–770 g (18–27 oz) and females about 840–1,025 g (29.6–36.2 oz). There are two relatively distinct plumage forms; pale individuals are mainly light grey with a darker head and flight feathers. The other form has mid-brown plumage with dark grey flight feathers. These discrete colour morphs follow a Mendelian inheritance pattern, where the paler allele is dominant.
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What the Booted Eagle sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Germany, Taiwan, Finland, Netherlands, Czechia, Congo - Kinshasa, Bahrain, Vietnam, Bermuda, Slovenia.
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiWahlberg's eagle is a medium-sized raptor, and the sexes are similar.
Little EagleHieraaetus morphnoidesThe little eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon.
Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiThe adult male has blackish upper parts that are mottled with white and usually has a white forehead and supercilium.
Side by side: Booted Eagle vs Swallow-tailed Kite
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