Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

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.

Scientific name

Hieraaetus pennatus

Family

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

IUCN status

LC