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Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
39.4722, -0.370789
Field Notes
Description:
This is a large bird of prey and like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It is a medium to great sized eagle at 55–65 cm (22–26 in) in length, with a wingspan of about 150 cm (59 in). The upper parts of the adult are dark brown with a white patch between the wings. From below, the body is white with dark stripes, and the wings are blackish. The long tail is grey on top and white below and has a single broad black terminal band. The feet and eyes are yellow. Immature birds have deep buff underparts and underwing coverts, and have fine barring on the tail without the terminal band
Habitat:
It breeds in southern Europe, Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert and across the Middle East and South Asia to Indonesia. It is usually a resident breeder.
Can be found in hilly or mountainous habitats, with rocky walls or crags and open to wooded land, in arid to semi-moist climate, from sea level to 1500 m
Notes:
This one was feeding on a rabbit
Video link :- https://youtu.be/jkHVnGvkI-8
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