Booted Eagle
A species of Lesser True Eagles Scientific name : Hieraaetus pennatus Genus : Lesser True Eagles
Booted Eagle, A species of Lesser True Eagles
Botanical name: Hieraaetus pennatus
Genus: Lesser True Eagles
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Description
The booted is a small eagle, comparable to the common buzzard in size though more eagle-like in shape. Males grow to about 510–770 g (1.12–1.70 lb) in weight, with females about 840–1,025 g (1.852–2.260 lb) with a length of 40 cm and a wingspan of 11–132 cm. There are two relatively distinct plumage forms. Pale birds are mainly light grey with a darker head and flight feathers. The other form has mid-brown plumage with dark grey flight feathers. The call is a shrill kli-kli-kli. 
Size
55 cm
Colors
Brown
Gray
Life Expectancy
12 years
Nest Placement
Cliff
Feeding Habits
Booted Eagle's diet consists primarily of small mammals, reptiles, and birds, capturing prey through skilled aerial hunting and exhibiting unique dietary preferences according to available fauna.
Habitat
The booted Eagle typically inhabits wooded and hilly terrains with a mix of open areas. These regions encompass broad geographical locations such as southern Europe, North Africa, Asia, and parts of southern Africa. The species prefers diverse wooded environments, ranging from black pine forests to mixed woods and groves. It adapts to various altitudes, nesting at elevations up to 3000m in India and lower in other regions. While northern populations migrate, southern African ones remain sedentary, occupying mountainous areas with cliff sides and sparse vegetation.
Dite type
Carnivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
It breeds in southern Europe, North Africa and across Asia, and also in western South Africa and Namibia. The northern populations are migratory spending November to February in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, while the small southern African populations is sedentary. This is a species of wooded, often hilly countryside with some open areas, it breeds in rocky, broken terrain but migrants will use almost any type of habitat other than dense forest.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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