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    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...
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    vertebrates. Eagles are large, powerfully-built birds of prey, with heavy heads and beaks. Even the smallest eagles, such as the booted eagle (Hieraaetus...
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  • Booted eagles are eagles that have fully feathered tarsi. That is, their legs are covered with feathers down to the feet. Most other accipitrids have bare...
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    eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a large eagle native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus. A species of the booted eagle...
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    the much heavier harpy eagle, which is outside of the "booted eagle" group, has a similar skeletal morphology to the crowned eagle. Two less well-known...
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    the black eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis), and many generic reassignments have been advocated. The genus Hieraaetus, including the booted eagle (H. pennatus)...
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    little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) as well as the booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) and not, as previously thought, to the large wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila...
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    Aquilinae (category Eagles)
    are a subfamily of eagles of the family Accipitridae. The general common name used for members of this subfamily is "booted eagle", although this is also...
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    and powerful feet. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide...
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  • Thumbnail for Bonelli's eagle
    hawk-eagle. Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily...
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  • Thumbnail for Cassin's hawk-eagle
    Accipitridae. Its feathered legs mark it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. A forest-dependent species, it occurs in primary rainforests...
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    Accipitridae. It is a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, commonly known as "booted eagles". It was once classified as a member of the genus Aquila, but has been...
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    Aquilinae, also known as the "booted eagles". This species was once considered to be closely related to the sedentary tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two...
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    Listed as Vulnerable since 1994. The eastern imperial eagle is a member of the Aquilinae or booted eagles, a rather monophyletic subfamily of the accipitrid...
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    black eagle, and have been transferred to the genus Clanga. The genus Hieraaetus, traditionally including the booted eagle (H. pennatus), little eagle (H...
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  • Thumbnail for Steller's sea eagle
    curved than in comparably sized eagles of forests and fields, such as the "booted eagle" group (i.e. Aquila) or "harpy eagles". All of these specializations...
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    mark it as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae, also known as booted eagles. Tawny eagles have an extensive but discontinuous breeding range that constitutes...
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    Subfamily Harpiinae – forest eagles Genus Macheiramphus Genus Harpyopsis Genus Morphnus Genus Harpia Subfamily Aquilinae – booted eagles Genus Stephanoaetus Genus...
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    Aquila (bird) (redirect from True eagle)
    larger group of "booted" eagles (tribe Aquilini or subfamily Aquilinae). The plumage of the more basal members of the booted-eagle group, such as Spizaetus...
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  • Thumbnail for Ornate hawk-eagle
    has a feathered tarsus that marks it as a member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. This species is notable for the vivid colors and bold markings...
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    compared to the little eagle and booted eagle. The bird has also been observed giving a weaker single tone squeal. The pygmy eagle primarily resides in...
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    relative of both the Palearctic booted eagle and the massive but now extinct Haast's eagle of New Zealand. The little eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey...
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    hawk-eagle is considered a fairly stable species and a species of Least Concern per the IUCN. The African eagle is a member of the Aquilinae or booted eagles...
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    Jakob Kaup with the booted eagle as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek hierax meaning "hawk" with aetos meaning "eagle". Molecular genetic...
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    have "booted" or feathered tarsi) genus has a nearly worldwide distribution. The more powerful types are used in falconry; for example golden eagles have...
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  • Thumbnail for Changeable hawk-eagle
    limit for changeable hawk-eagle prey seems to be fairly liquid and the species is quite the equal of various other booted eagles in making bold attacks on...
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    Species such as the black kite (Milvus migrans), booted eagle (Hieraeetus pennatus) and the lesser spotted eagle have been known to displace actively nesting...
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  • Thumbnail for Wahlberg's eagle
    Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi, Booted Eagle Aquila pennata, Little Eagle Aquila morphnoides, Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii. All of these eagles belong...
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    head mask and edge of underwing coverts. They can appear similar to a booted eagle (Aquila pennata). In flight, the underwing lining is dark and the greater...
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  • Thumbnail for Ayres's hawk-eagle
    white "landing lights" at the fore of the wings with the similarly sized booted eagle but that species is usually rather differently marked overall (either...
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