Adult © Javi Elorriaga
Immature © Jaswinder Waraich
Immature © Javi Elorriaga
Adult © Ritvik Singh
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Immature © Albin Jacob

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata

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Identification

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Medium-sized, athletically proportioned eagle, with streaked whitish underparts contrasting with dark wings and tail. Juveniles are rufous below, and lack the adult’s broad dark band at the tip of the tail. Found in forests or mountains, sometimes in more open habitats in winter; usually in remote areas. Builds nests on cliffs and ledges, and in caves. Distinctive in flight: note bulging secondaries and narrowness of wing where it meets the body. Usually seen soaring over distant ridgelines, when the shallow “fingers” to its wings are obvious in contrast to the deep fingers of other eagles.

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