# Booted eagle (*Hieraaetus pennatus*)

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The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae and the order Accipitriformes. It is a small bird by our size classification, with an adult body mass of 824 g (from 705 to 975 g across our sources) and a wingspan of 1.11 m. This migratory carnivore lives in forest habitat and has a geographic range of 6,138,000 km². It lays a clutch of 2 eggs once a year, incubates them for 36 days, reaches sexual maturity at 2 years and has a lifespan of 12 years.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | 705 g – 975 g |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Wingspan | 1.11 m |
| Lifespan | 12 years |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Egg incubation | 36.3 days |
| Young per litter or clutch | 2 |
| Age at maturity | 23.9 months |
| Litters or clutches a year | 1 |
| Lifestyle | Generalist |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Conservation status | Least Concern (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Aves
- order: Accipitriformes
- family: Accipitridae
- genus: Hieraaetus
- species: *Hieraaetus pennatus* (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms: *Aquila gymnopus*, *Aquila minuta*, *Aquila pennatus*, *Butaetes lessonii*, *Falco bonelli*, *Falco pennatus*, *Hieraaetus dubius*, *Hieraaetus pennatus harterti*, *Hieraaetus pennatus pennatus*, *Morphinus albescens*, *Morphinus dubius*, *Spizaetus milvoides*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the booted eagle?

The booted eagle is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.

### How heavy is the booted eagle?

An adult booted eagle weighs 824 g, with values from 705 to 975 g reported by our sources. Its wingspan is 1.11 m.

### What does the booted eagle eat?

The booted eagle is a carnivore.

### Is the booted eagle endangered?

No. The booted eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

### How long does the booted eagle live?

The booted eagle has a lifespan of 12 years.

### How many eggs does the booted eagle lay?

The booted eagle lays 2 eggs per clutch and 1 clutch per year, with an incubation period of 36 days.

### Is the booted eagle migratory?

Yes, the booted eagle is migratory. It lives in forest habitat.

### Who named the booted eagle?

The booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, was named by (J. F. Gmelin, 1788).

## Sources

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- [AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7), CC BY 4.0, v7. Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7
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