Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
- SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)
The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1,166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monfragüe National Park
Griffon Vulture
Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Western Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Short-toed Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Adalbert's Eagle
Aquila adalberti
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Booted Eagle in Monfragüe National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Booted Eagle sighting in Monfragüe National Park, based on 1,166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Booted Eagle in Monfragüe National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Booted Eagle in Monfragüe National Park in our monthly data.