Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) - HBW 2, p. 198

French: Aigle de Bonelli German: Habichtsadler Spanish: Aguila azor Perdicera

Taxonomy: Aquila fasciata Vieillot, 1822, Fontainebleau, France, and Sardinia.
Forms superspecies with H. spilogaster, with which has often been considered conspecific. Race renschi may constitute separate species. Two subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

fasciatus (Vieillot, 1822) - NW Africa and Iberian Peninsula E through Mediterranean, SW Asia and Arabia to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, and on through N Indochina to S China.
renschi Stresemann, 1932 - Sumbawa, Timor, Wetar, Luang and probably Flores (Lesser Sunda Is).

Least Concern

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Male of Bonelli eagle Locality Deleitosa, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain (ssp fasciatus)
Jesús Giraldo Gutiérrez d... 14 February 2013 15 weeks ago 4.8
adult in flight Locality Gamla Nature Reserve, Golan Heights, Israel (ssp fasciatus)
Lior Kislev 7 February 2008 2 years ago 4.5
An adult Bonelli's Eagle in flight. Locality Hosur, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp fasciatus)
Bopanna Pattada 17 December 2012 25 weeks ago 4.5
Hidden in a field Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 15 November 2012 30 weeks ago 4.5
Male of Bonelli´s eagle Locality Deleitosa, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Jesús Giraldo Gutiérrez d... 14 February 2013 15 weeks ago 4.4
Bonelli's Eagle around Kookherd, IRAN Locality Kookherd District, Bastak County, Hormozgān Province, Iran
Ghaffar 30 March 2013 10 weeks ago 4.3
Adult in flight. Locality Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 1 October 2012 33 weeks ago 4.3
This bird took at SACON campus Locality Anaikatty, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India
Mohamed Samsoor Ali 1 May 2013 5 weeks ago 4
An adult with a prey on a branch. Locality Mudumalai National Park, India (ssp fasciatus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 4
A bird feeding on a chicken Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp fasciatus)
vasanthan.p.j 10 July 2010 2 years ago 3.9
Adult Bonelli's Eagle in nest feeding chick Locality Andalucia, Spain (ssp fasciatus)
Simon Littlejohn 1 May 2009 2 years ago 3.8
Juvenile Locality Castelló d'Empúries, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp fasciatus)
Dani Valverde 1 September 2010 2 years ago 3.7
Adult feeding 60 day old chick in nest Locality Andalucia, Spain
Simon Littlejohn 1 May 2009 2 years ago 3.6
Adult flying low over river. Locality Chambal River, Uttar Pradesh, India (ssp fasciatus)
Jorge de Leon Cardozo 9 December 2010 2 years ago 3.6
Juvenile in nest Locality Andalucia, Spain
Simon Littlejohn 1 May 2009 2 years ago 3.4
Looked around for a few minutes Locality Belén, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 26 August 2008 2 years ago 3.3
An adult bird flying over the gorge Locality Todra Gorge, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco (ssp fasciatus)
Luis Mario Arce 10 April 2013 7 weeks ago 3.3
Building a second nest having been ousted by Griffon Vultures from first nest in exposed location on lofty cliff within 1 km of Locality Montsonis, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 28 April 2010 2 years ago 3.3
A bird in a tree. Locality Wetar, Lesser Sundas (ssp renschi)
Josep del Hoyo 25 October 2011 1 year ago 3.1
A bird on the ground. Locality Madrid Zoo, Madrid City, Madrid, Spain (ssp fasciatus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 June 1983 45 weeks ago 3
One of pair resident on the low scrub hillside Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 15 April 2010 2 years ago 3
A bird perched on a pylon Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp fasciatus)
vasanthan.p.j 19 January 2010 3 years ago 3
A bird in flight from below. Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp fasciatus)
vasanthan.p.j 19 December 2010 3 years ago 3
Taking off from pond Locality Belén, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 26 August 2008 2 years ago 2.9
Juvenile flying Locality Souss Massa National Park, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
Dani Valverde 25 September 2007 2 years ago 2.8
Landing beside shallow pond Locality Belén, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Brendan Marnell 26 August 2008 2 years ago 2.8
Soaring Locality Mount Abu, Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 4 February 2009 2 years ago 2.8
Adult flying along the rocky cliffs in Monfragüe Park - Spain Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 12 May 2011 2 years ago 2.7
Bonelli's Eagles are resident breeders in this region. Locality Kannod, Dewas District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shariq Khan 3 February 2013 16 weeks ago 2.7
Adult flying along the rocky cliffs in Monfragüe Park - Spain. Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 12 May 2011 2 years ago 2.7
One of two birds circling in valley by Tramantura mountain range. Locality Port de Pollença, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
WendyH 4 February 2013 19 weeks ago 1.8
Bird in flight. Slide scan Locality Vlieland, Netherlands (ssp fasciatus)
Peter Waanders 17 September 1995 3 years ago 1.7
Juvenile and adult Bonelli's Eagle Locality Van Long Nature Reserve, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam
LHarding 28 November 2007 4 years ago 0