The Bonelli's eagle 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. Some antiquated texts also refer to this species as the crestless hawk-eagle. Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. This species breeds from Southern Europe, Africa on the montane perimeter of the Sahara Desert and across the Indian Subcontinent to Indonesia. On Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand. It is usually a resident breeder. The Bonelli's eagle is often found in hilly or mountainous habitats, with rocky walls or crags, from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Habitats are often open to wooded land and can occur in arid to semi-moist climate. This eagle, though it can be considered partially opportunistic, is something of a special predator of certain birds and mammals, especially rabbits, galliforms and pigeons. On evidence, when staple prey populations decline or are locally scarce, Bonelli's eagle switch to being an opportunistic predator of a wide variety of birds. Despite its persistence over a large range and its continued classification as a least concern species by the IUCN, the Bonelli's eagle has declined precipitously in various parts of its range, including almost all of its European distribution, and may face potential local extinction. The species' declines are due to widespread habitat destruction, electrocution from electricity pylons as well as persistent persecution. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Vieillot, LJP 1822
Reference:
Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris
2 pt2 p.152
Protonym:
Aquila fasciata
Type locality:
Montpellier, France.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44937310
Avibase ID:
05F1144132A7E4FF
Avibase ID:
avibase-05F11441
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/05F11441
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824019
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigle de Bonelli ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigle de Bonelli ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2023: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Bonelli's Eagle ( Aquila fasciatus) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Hieraaetus fasciatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hieraaëtus fasciatus fasciatus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hieraaetus fasciatus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Bonelli's Eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hieraaetus fasciatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila fasciata [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Aquila [fasciata or spilogaster]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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