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| Hieraaetus pennatus |
(Gmelin, 1788) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Booted eagle |
Aigle botté |
Águila Calzada |
Zwergadler |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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some resident populations in C Asia and S Africa |
Mainly migratory; very scarce in winter in parts of S Europe, N Africa and Middle East; resident populations in
N Pakistan and India and Balearic Is. Bulk of W population winters in sub-Saharan Africa, crossing via Gibraltar
and Suez, with E populations moving to Indian Subcontinent. Leaves Eurasian breeding grounds in Sept, and
returns in Mar-Apr. Breeding population of Cape Province (South Africa) moves N to NW Cape and Namibia,
leaving in Mar and returning in Aug. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West
& Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |