Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) - HBW 2, p. 194
French: Aigle ibérique
German: Spanischer Kaiseradler
Spanish: Aguila Imperial Ibérica
Other common names: White-shouldered/Adalbert's Eagle
Taxonomy: Aquila adalberti C. L. Brehm, 1861, Spain.
Often considered conspecific with A. heliaca; relationship only recently studied in detail by means of morphological comparison and molecular techniques; molecular data and substantial differences in morphology and ecology support full species status for present form. Forms superspecies with A. heliaca. Monotypic.
Distribution: C, W & S Spain; formerly more widespread, occurring in Portugal and Morocco.
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A secuence of images showing a pair arranging the nest, copulating and feeding a chick. Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
SEO - BirdLife 1 December 2007 4 years ago 1 min 53 sec 5 -
An adult female and three chicks at the nest. Locality Madrid, Spain
Javier Ortas 7 June 2009 3 years ago 31 sec 4.7 -
A chick moulting to juvenile plumage, exercising the wings on the nest. Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
SEO - BirdLife 25 May 2001 4 years ago 1 min 8 sec 4.7 -
A juvenile exercising its wings on the nest and manipulating a fresh branch. Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
SEO - BirdLife 10 May 2008 4 years ago 1 min 21 sec 4.7 -
An adult feeding a young chick at the nest, and its pair arriving with a rabbit. Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
SEO - BirdLife 19 April 2001 4 years ago 1 min 58 sec 4.7 -
An adult arriving to the nest with fresh material and the grown nestling begging for food. Locality Cabañeros National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
SEO - BirdLife 16 June 2001 4 years ago 1 min 17 sec 4.7
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It was taken in Guadarrama Mountains, Madrid`s Countryside.
Locality Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Gómez Marchesi 9 January 2013 20 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4.7 -
I took it in the bottom of Guadarrama mountains, in Madrid Countryside.
Locality Sierra de Guadarrama, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Gómez Marchesi 9 January 2013 20 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4.4 -
2 y.o. just landed in lammergeiers' feeding site
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 16 March 2010 2 years ago 4 -
Pale buff plumage on breast and dark tail suggest it is probably 2 year old.
Locality Bresca, Lleida Province, Catalonia, Spain
Brendan Marnell 16 March 2010 3 years ago 4 -
Copulation. The white wing pattern is conspicuous here.
Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 17 February 2013 11 weeks ago 3.8 -
Flying over its territory while searching for nest materials
Locality Monfragüe National Park, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 14 January 2013 11 weeks ago 3.8
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