Bird

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes

Best monthsApr · Aug–Sepmost records

Records494,747in 68 countries

Most seen inSpain236,735 records

Red ListLeast concernIUCN status

About

Booted Eagle in brief

The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.

Across the 68 countries we cover it has 494,747 published records, most of them from Spain, India and Portugal. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, August and September and fall to their lowest in February and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted

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Where & when

When to look in each country

Spain236,735 records · best Sep, Apr

India58,861 records · best Jan, Feb

Portugal54,688 records · best May, Apr

Georgia53,257 records · best Sep, Aug

France35,319 records · best Aug, Sep

Israel15,969 records · best Sep, Apr

Türkiye5,269 records · best Sep, Apr

Italy4,474 records · best Jan, Dec

Morocco3,994 records · best Apr, Mar

Bulgaria3,181 records · best Sep, May

Russia2,886 records · best Jun, May

Nepal2,708 records · best Nov, Dec

Greece2,043 records · best Sep, May

Ukraine1,560 records · best May, Jun

Sri Lanka1,069 records · best Feb, Jan

Mongolia1,045 records · best Sep, May

Iran1,017 records · best Sep, Oct

Oman1,011 records · best Nov, Feb

Romania909 records · best May, Aug

Egypt846 records · best Apr, May

Algeria815 records · best Aug, Jun

Kazakhstan791 records · best May, Jun

Palestine698 records · best Apr, Sep

Armenia561 records · best May, Jun

United Arab Emirates521 records · best Dec, Nov

Kuwait421 records · best Sep, Apr

Pakistan352 records · best Dec, Jan

Tunisia344 records · best Apr, May

Kyrgyzstan327 records · best Jul, Jun

Azerbaijan313 records · best Oct, May

Bangladesh300 records · best Dec, Jan

Uzbekistan266 records · best May, Apr

Jordan263 records · best Apr, Mar

Singapore227 records · best Nov, Jan

Saudi Arabia215 records · best Oct, Mar

Moldova195 records · best Aug, Jul

Lebanon184 records · best Sep, Oct

Benin149 records · best Apr, Nov

Cyprus113 records · best Sep, Oct

Tajikistan85 records · best Jun, Apr

Hungary72 records · best Jul, Jun

North Macedonia70 records · best May, Jun

Djibouti63 records · best Oct, Sep

Andorra60 records · best Jul, Aug

Burkina Faso57 records · best Nov, Jan

Mauritania56 records · best Apr, Jan

Iraq50 records · best Apr, May

Albania37 records · best Apr, Jun

Mali29 records · best Oct, Nov

Syria27 records · best Apr, May

Yemen27 records · best Oct, Sep

Chad25 records · best Feb, Mar

Serbia23 records · best Jun, May

Afghanistan22 records · best Apr, Sep

Sudan22 records · best Nov, Feb

Niger21 records · best Feb, Jan

Turkmenistan19 records · best May, Apr

Belarus18 records · best Jun, Jul

Slovakia15 records · best Jul, Aug

Montenegro13 records · best May, Sep

Eritrea11 records · best Feb, Mar

Lesotho11 records · best Sep, Oct

Malta8 records · best Sep, Nov

Bahrain4 records · best May, Jan

Bosnia and Herzegovina2 records · best May, Jan

Libya2 records · best May, Oct

Kosovo1 records · best Jul, Jan

Cape Verde1 records · best Aug, Jan

Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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