Wikipedia: Booted eagle Source: WIKIPEDIA
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Observations
🔍 No documented observation
Description
Classification: Genus
Hieraaetus (
Hieraaetus); Subfamily
True hawks (
Accipitrinae); Family
Accipitridae (
Accipitridae)
General:
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus, also classified as Aquila pennata) 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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Vocalization:
Very vocal in breeding season. Most often heard is a quite soft, wader-like series of "kli-kli-kli-kli-kli-kli". [Link]
Seasonal behavior
Seldom seen here
More details at Vogelwarte.ch
Other Details
Physical details
Physical details: length=45-53 cm,
wingspan=100-121 cm,
weight=510-1250 g