Bonelli's eagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Bonelli's eagle lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aquila fasciata
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	1.82 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.56 kg (female organism, adult weight); 112 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Bonelli's eagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Bonelli's eagle in 16 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Bonelli's eagle?

Wikidata records the following for the Bonelli's eagle: mass 1.82 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.56 kg (female organism, adult weight); 112 g (birth weight).

Is the Bonelli's eagle endangered?

The Bonelli's eagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Bonelli's eagle?

The Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Aquila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Bonelli's eagle

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. 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. In 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bonelli's eagle (revision 1372439817), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q234722 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).