Bonelli's Eagle

How to identify

Field marks

1. Upperparts dark brown, with white patches of varying size on upper back
2. Head dark brown, throat white, neck paler
3. Tail gray with a broad black band and a creamy-white tip
4. Underparts creamy-white, with blackish-brown streaks or spots

Male, female and young

Female may average about 10% larger than male, with darker color and heavier markings; juvenile has a rusty-brown head and pale rusty underparts with few black markings.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: September–October · Most records: India, Spain, Portugal

Bonelli's Eagle has been recorded at 462 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 40 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. PN Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina – CabranosaPortugal863 records
2. Private estate near Green MubazzarahUnited Arab Emirates789 records
3. MiotoPortugal489 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaSpainPortugalUnited Arab EmiratesMoroccoNepalChinaOman

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, most likely from an exploration of Sardinia.

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