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Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
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 | full migrant | Forest dependency | Medium |
| Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Distribution
| Estimate | Data quality | |
|---|---|---|
| Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 3,200,000 | medium |
| Extent of Occurrence non-breeding (km2) | 3,200,000 | medium |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Population justification: The population is estimated to number in the tens of thousands. | ||||
| Trend justification: This species is declining locally owing to forest destruction, human disturbance and persecution and reduction in prey species (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). | ||||
Country/Territory distribution
| Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Extinct | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Albania | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Algeria | Native | No | |||
| Angola | Native | No | |||
| Armenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Austria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Azerbaijan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bahrain | Vagrant | No | Yes | ||
| Bangladesh | Native | No | |||
| Belarus | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Belgium | Vagrant | No | |||
| Benin | Native | No | |||
| Bhutan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Botswana | Native | No | |||
| Bulgaria | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Burkina Faso | Native | No | |||
| Burundi | Native | No | |||
| Cameroon | Native | No | |||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Native | No | |||
| Central African Republic | Native | No | |||
| Chad | Native | No | |||
| China (mainland) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Congo | Native | No | |||
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | Native | No | |||
| Croatia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Cyprus | Native | No | |||
| Denmark | Vagrant | No | |||
| Djibouti | Native | No | |||
| Egypt | Native | No | |||
| Eritrea | Native | No | |||
| Ethiopia | Native | No | |||
| Finland | Vagrant | No | |||
| France | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Gambia | Native | No | |||
| Georgia | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Germany | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Ghana | Native | No | |||
| Gibraltar (to UK) | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Greece | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Hungary | Native | No | Yes | ||
| India | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Indonesia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Iraq | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Israel | Native | No | |||
| Italy | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Jordan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kazakhstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kenya | Native | No | |||
| Kuwait | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Laos | Vagrant | No | |||
| Lebanon | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Lesotho | Native | No | |||
| Liberia | Vagrant | No | |||
| Libya | Native | No | |||
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of | Native | No | |||
| Malawi | Native | No | |||
| Malaysia | Native | No | |||
| Mali | Native | No | |||
| Malta | Vagrant | No | |||
| Mauritania | Native | No | |||
| Moldova | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Mongolia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Montenegro | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Morocco | Native | No | |||
| Mozambique | Native | No | |||
| Myanmar | Native | No | |||
| Namibia | Native | No | |||
| Nepal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Netherlands | Vagrant | No | |||
| Niger | Native | No | |||
| Nigeria | Native | No | |||
| Oman | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Pakistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Palestinian Authority Territories | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Poland | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Portugal | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Qatar | Vagrant | No | |||
| Romania | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Russia (Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (Central Asian) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Russia (European) | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Rwanda | Native | No | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Senegal | Native | No | |||
| Serbia | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Seychelles | Vagrant | No | |||
| Sierra Leone | Native | No | |||
| Singapore | Vagrant | No | |||
| Slovakia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Slovenia | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Somalia | Native | No | |||
| South Africa | Native | No | |||
| South Sudan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Spain | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Sri Lanka | Native | No | |||
| Sudan | Native | No | |||
| Swaziland | Native | No | |||
| Sweden | Vagrant | No | |||
| Switzerland | Vagrant | No | |||
| Syria | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Tajikistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Tanzania | Native | No | |||
| Thailand | Native | No | |||
| Togo | Native | No | |||
| Tunisia | Native | No | |||
| Turkey | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Turkmenistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Uganda | Native | No | |||
| Ukraine | Native | No | Yes | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Uzbekistan | Native | No | Yes | ||
| Western Sahara | Native | No | |||
| Yemen | Native | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Zambia | Native | No | |||
| Zimbabwe | Native | No |
Important Bird Areas where this species has triggered the IBA criteria
| Country/Territory | IBA Name | IBA link |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Meghri |  |
| Azerbaijan | Alty Agach area | |
| Bulgaria | Byala Reka | |
| Bulgaria | Derventski Heights | |
| Bulgaria | Ivailovgrad Reservoir | |
| Bulgaria | Kamchiyska Mountain | |
| Bulgaria | Kotlenska Mountain | |
| Bulgaria | Nikopolsko Plateau | |
| Bulgaria | Sakar | |
| Bulgaria | Strandzha | |
| France | Barthes de l'Adour | |
| France | Etangs d'Argonne | |
| France | Forêt d'Orléans: massifs d'Ingrannes et de Lorris | |
| France | Forêt de Chaux | |
| France | Gorges de la Dordogne | |
| France | Gorges de la Sioule | |
| France | Gorges de la Truyère | |
| France | Haut Val d'Allier | |
| France | Haute Soule : Forêt des Arbailles | |
| France | Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux | |
| France | Sologne Bourbonnaise | |
| Greece | Area of Oriokastro, Lake Delvinaki, Meropis forest, Gormou valley and Mounts Kasidiaris and Douskon | |
| Greece | Mavrovouni mountain, Larissa | |
| Greece | Mount Kroussia (or Mavrovouni) | |
| Greece | Protected area of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli forest | |
| Greece | South forest complex of Evros prefecture | |
| Portugal | Arraiolos | |
| Portugal | Cabeção | |
| Portugal | Malcata mountains | |
| Portugal | Mourão, Moura e Barrancos | |
| Portugal | Portas de Ródão e Vale Mourão | |
| Portugal | Serra de Penha Garcia e Campina de Toulões | |
| Portugal | South-west coast of Portugal | |
| Portugal | Tejo estuary | |
| Portugal | Upper River Tejo | |
| Romania | Aliman - Adamclisi | |
| Romania | Almăjului Mountains - Locvei | |
| Romania | Babadag wood | |
| Romania | Băneasa - Canaraua Fetei | |
| Romania | Dealurile Dorobanţu | |
| Romania | Defileul Inferior al Mureşului | |
| Romania | Dumbrăveni - Plopeni | |
| Romania | Fizes valley | |
| Romania | Măcin - Niculiţel | |
| Romania | Subcarpaţii Vrancei | |
| Russia (European) | Dono-Archedinskiye sands | |
| Russia (European) | Gorodishchenski forest | |
| Russia (European) | Kalitvenski forest | |
| Russia (European) | Karaichevski forest | |
| Russia (European) | Kundryuchinskiye sands | |
| Russia (European) | Migulinskiye sands | |
| Russia (European) | Mordovian P. G. Smidovich Nature Reserve | |
| Russia (European) | North part of Volgogradski reservoir | |
| Russia (European) | Priyeruslanskiye sands | |
| Russia (European) | Schuch'i Gori area | |
| Russia (European) | Secretevskiye sands (Oblivski forest) | |
| Russia (European) | Severo-donetskaya | |
| Russia (European) | Shakinski oak forest | |
| Russia (European) | Snake hills | |
| Russia (European) | Tsninski Forest | |
| Russia (European) | Tul'skiye Zaseki Nature Reserve | |
| Russia (European) | Upper Voronezh forest | |
| Russia (European) | Ust'-Medveditskaya area | |
| Russia (European) | Voronezhski Nature Reserve | |
| Serbia | Derdap gorge | |
| Spain | Alcubierre and Sigena mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Burete, Cambrón and Espuña mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Campo de Argañán | |
| Spain | Cazorla and Segura mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Central Badajoz mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Coria mountain ranges | |
| Spain | East Gata mountain range | |
| Spain | El Escorial-San Martín de Valdeiglesias | |
| Spain | El Valle, Altaona and Escalona mountains | |
| Spain | Gredos and Candelario mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Madrona and Andújar mountain ranges | |
| Spain | María mountain range-Los Vélez | |
| Spain | Montes Universales-Albarracín mountain range | |
| Spain | Mountain ranges of Ronda, Bermeja and Crestellina | |
| Spain | North and east coasts of Minorca and island of Aire | |
| Spain | Plain between Cáceres and Trujillo-Aldea del Cano | |
| Spain | Prelittoral mountain ranges of Granada | |
| Spain | Puerto Peña reservoir-Valdecaballeros | |
| Spain | Ravines and pinewoods in central Minorca | |
| Spain | San Pedro mountain range | |
| Spain | Sierra de Aracena | |
| Spain | Sierra Nevada mountain range | |
| Spain | Torrecilla and Gigante mountain ranges | |
| Spain | Tramuntana mountains | |
| Spain | Trujillo-Torrecillas de la Tiesa | |
| Spain | Urbión and Cebollera Mountain Ranges | |
| Spain | Zuera mountains | |
| Turkey | Akdağ - Çivril | |
| Turkey | Akseki and İbradı Forests | |
| Turkey | Eastern Black Sea Mountains | |
| Turkey | Ilgaz Mountains | |
| Turkey | Kelkit Valley | |
| Turkey | Kızılcahamam Forests | |
| Turkey | Sündiken Mountain | |
| Turkey | Türkmenbaba Mountain | |
| Ukraine | Forests in Dnipro and Desna valleys | |
| Ukraine | Kremenets'kyj forest | |
| Ukraine | Udaj river valley | |
| Ukraine | Velykomykhailivskyj forest | |
Habitats & altitude
| Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert | Hot | suitable | passage |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | major | breeding |
| Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane | suitable | passage |
| Forest | Temperate | suitable | non-breeding |
| Forest | Temperate | suitable | breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | non-breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical Dry | suitable | breeding |
| Shrubland | Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude | suitable | non-breeding |
| Altitude | 0 - 3000 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
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: Hieraaetus pennatus. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 22/05/2013.
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 | (Gmelin, 1788) |
| Population size | mature individuals |
| Population trend | Decreasing |
| Distribution size (breeding/resident) | 3,200,000 km2 |
| Country endemic? | No |
| Links to further information | |
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- Summary information on this species - Climate change species distributions | |
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