Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)

Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Hieraaetus pennatus Biometrics

Wingspan: 115 - 135 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 50 - 57 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 700 - 1000 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Occasional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

Synonyms

Aquila pennatus (Gmelin, 1788)
Aquila minuta Brehm, 1831
Aquila pennata Gmelin, 1788

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