Spanish imperial eagle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Spanish imperial eagle lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aquila adalberti
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Accipitriformes
Family	Accipitridae

Where does the Spanish imperial eagle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Spanish imperial eagle in 1 country or territory across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa.

Spain

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.

Is the Spanish imperial eagle endangered?

The Spanish imperial eagle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Spanish imperial eagle?

The Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, genus Aquila. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Spanish imperial eagle

The Spanish imperial eagle, Spanish eagle, Iberian imperial eagle or Adalbert's eagle (Aquila adalberti) is a species of eagle native to the Iberian Peninsula. The binomial commemorates Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. Due to its distinct "epaulettes", old literature often referred to this species as the white-shouldered eagle.

Formerly, the Spanish imperial eagle was considered to be a subspecies of the eastern imperial eagle, then known simply as the imperial eagle, but is now widely recognised as a separate species due to differences in morphology, ecology, and molecular characteristics.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spanish imperial eagle (revision 1363180962), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q499568 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).