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Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciatus
IUCN Red List history
| Year | Category |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Least Concern |
| 2009 | Least Concern |
| 2008 | Least Concern |
| 2004 | Least Concern |
| 2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
| 1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Species attributes
| Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | Low |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 5,440,000 | |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 5,730,000 | |
| Number of locations | - | |
| Fragmentation | - |
Population & trend
| Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of mature individuals | poor | Estimated | 2009 | |
| Population trend | Decreasing | - | ||
| Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
| Largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
| Generation length (yrs) | 18 | - | - | - |
| Trend justification: The population is declining drastically throughout its range owing to over-use of pesticides, habitat degradation, loss of prey species, collision with power lines and persecution by hunters and pigeon fanciers (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Barov and Derhé 2011). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Albania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Algeria | Native | No | |||
| Austria | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Azerbaijan | Unknown | No | |||
| Bangladesh | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Belgium | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Bhutan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| China (mainland) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Croatia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cyprus | Native | No | |||
| Czech Republic | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Denmark | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Djibouti | Native | No | |||
| Egypt | Native | No | |||
| France | Native | No | |||
| Georgia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Germany | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Native | No | |||
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hong Kong (China) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hungary | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| India | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Indonesia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Iraq | Native | No | |||
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | |||
| Jordan | Native | No | |||
| Kazakhstan | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Laos | Native | No | |||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Libya | Native | No | |||
| Luxembourg | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | |||
| Mongolia | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Morocco | Native | No | |||
| Myanmar | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Nepal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Netherlands | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Pakistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | |||
| Portugal | Native | No | |||
| Romania | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | |||
| Serbia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovakia | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | |||
| Sri Lanka | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Sweden | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Syria | Native | No | |||
| Tajikistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Thailand | Native | No | |||
| Timor-Leste | Native | No | |||
| Tunisia | Native | No | |||
| Turkey | Native | No | |||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | |||
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | |||
| Vietnam | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Native | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | Adelfoi forest |  |
| Cyprus | Akamas Peninsula | |
| Cyprus | Pafos Forest | |
| Cyprus | Pentadaktylos Mountains | |
| Cyprus | Troodos Forest | |
| France | Basse Ardêche | |
| France | Basses Corbières | |
| France | Chaîne des Alpilles | |
| France | Gorges du Gardon | |
| France | Hautes garrigues du Montpellierais | |
| France | Plateau de l'Arbois, garrigues de Lancon et chaîne des Côtes | |
| Greece | Acheron delta and gorge | |
| Greece | Akarnanika mountains | |
| Greece | Amorgos island | |
| Greece | East Lakonia mountains | |
| Greece | Ikaria island | |
| Greece | Ios, Sikinos, Folegandros island group | |
| Greece | Mount Asterousia (Kofinas) | |
| Greece | Mount Paramithias | |
| Greece | Mount Taigetos | |
| Greece | Mountain Voras (Kaimaktchalan) | |
| Greece | Mounts Dias, Mavrovouni and Koronos | |
| Greece | Nisiros island and nearby islets | |
| Greece | Saria island and northern Karpathos | |
| Portugal | Cabrela | |
| Portugal | Castro Verde plains | |
| Portugal | Côa valley | |
| Portugal | Luzianes | |
| Portugal | Montesinho and Nogueira mountains | |
| Portugal | Portas de Ródão e Vale Mourão | |
| Portugal | River Guadiana | |
| Portugal | Sabôr and Maçãs | |
| Portugal | Serra de Monchique | |
| Portugal | Serra de Penha Garcia e Campina de Toulões | |
| Portugal | Serra do Caldeirão | |
| Portugal | Upper River Douro and Águeda valleys | |
| Portugal | Upper River Tejo | |
| Spain | Alange | |
| Spain | Alcarama mountain and Alhama river | |
| Spain | Alhamilla mountain range-Campo de Níjar plain | |
| Spain | Antequera mountain range-El Chorro | |
| Spain | Arribes del Duero-Fermoselle | |
| Spain | Ayllón mountain range | |
| Spain | Canyons on the middle section of the Cabriel river | |
| Spain | Cardó, Tivissa and Llabería mountains | |
| Spain | Cedillo reservoir | |
| Spain | Central Badajoz mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Cijara reservoir | |
| Spain | Echauri crags | |
| Spain | El Escorial-San Martín de Valdeiglesias | |
| Spain | El Valle, Altaona and Escalona mountains | |
| Spain | Enguera mountain range-La Canal de Navarrés | |
| Spain | Entrepeñas and Buendía reservoirs | |
| Spain | Espadán mountain range | |
| Spain | Gádor mountain range | |
| Spain | Guara mountain range | |
| Spain | La Almenara mountain range-Cape Cope | |
| Spain | La Safor and North Alicante mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Lerida steppes | |
| Spain | Lower course of the river Matarraña-Ribarroja | |
| Spain | Madrona and Andújar mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Marina mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Monfragüe | |
| Spain | Montagut and Montmell mountains | |
| Spain | Montsant and Prades mountains | |
| Spain | Morella pass | |
| Spain | Mountain range and saltpans at Cabo de Gata | |
| Spain | Mountain ranges of Cordoba | |
| Spain | Mountain ranges of Ronda, Bermeja and Crestellina | |
| Spain | Mountain ranges south of Jaén | |
| Spain | Mountains of Barcelona | |
| Spain | Muela mountain range and Cape Tiñoso | |
| Spain | Oña and Tesla mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Obarenes mountains | |
| Spain | Pass of Beceite-Turmell mountain | |
| Spain | Pela mountain range-Orellana reservoir-Zorita | |
| Spain | Prelittoral mountain ranges of Granada | |
| Spain | Puerto de Mejoral-Almorchón-Cabeza del Buey | |
| Spain | Río Huebra-Arribes del Duero | |
| Spain | River Martín canyons and Arcos mountain range | |
| Spain | Rivers Cabriel and Júcar canyons | |
| Spain | San Pedro mountain range | |
| Spain | Sierra Morena de Córdoba | |
| Spain | Sierra Morena de Sevilla | |
| Spain | Sierra Nevada mountain range | |
| Spain | Turia canyon and Los Serranos | |
| Spain | Ubrique and Grazalema mountain ranges | |
| Turkey | Bodrum Islands | |
| Turkey | Datça and Bozburun Peninsula | |
| Turkey | Dicle Valley | |
| Turkey | Dilek Peninsula | |
| Turkey | Foça Peninsula | |
| Turkey | Küpeli Mountain | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | Temperate | suitable | resident |
| Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
| Grassland | Temperate | suitable | resident |
| Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | suitable | resident | |
| Shrubland | Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation | suitable | resident |
| Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | non-breeding |
| Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits | (max) 3750 m |
Utilisation
| Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pets | Whole | Adults and juveniles | Wild | International | Non-trivial | Recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Aquila fasciatus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 25/05/2013.
This information is based upon, and updates, the information published in BirdLife International (2000) Threatened birds of the world. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, BirdLife International (2004) Threatened birds of the world 2004 CD-ROM and BirdLife International (2008) Threatened birds of the world 2008 CD-ROM. These sources provide the information for species accounts for the birds on the IUCN Red List.
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| Key facts | |
|---|---|
| Current IUCN Red List category | Least Concern |
| Family | Accipitridae (Osprey, kites, hawks and eagles) |
| Species name author | (Vieillot, 1822) |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Decreasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 5,440,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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