2. Introduction
Bonelli Eagle or Hieraaetus fasciatus (scientific name)
belongs to Accipitridae family of the animalia kingdom
who is endangered.
In Portugal, this eagle is considered rare, but in the
european union it has the condition of priority
conservation.
3. Morfology
It has between 65 and 72 centímeters lenght, the male has
a wingspan since150 to 160cm and the female since 165
to 180cm.
Her weight can vary between1600 and 2500 grams and, in
wild state, this eagle can live until 32 years.
4. Feed
Rabbits and partridges form an important diet to the
Bonelli eagles.
But the Bonelli eagle eats doves, crows, ducks and others
whith equal or smaller size of the egret too.
During the summer, this eagle eats lizards too.
The Bonelli Eagle is a powerful hunter capable of kill big
port birds,like storks.
5. Habitat
In europe, Bonelli Eagle is a caracteristical bird of the
mediterranian sights (Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croacia,
Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Turkey).
She prefers to live in open or semi-open drought areas. Out of
the hilly zones, in the reproduction season the eagle could be
found in planes and humid zones, where she can hunt.
She could be found in the east of Asia, in Iran, Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Turquemenistan, India, south of China and Paquistan.
6. Migration
The adults are sedentary, but in the winter their reach
could be bigger than during the reproduction season.
The juvenils migrate in a bigger way, probably to avoid a
food competition with the territorial adults.
7. Special protection zones:
Natural Park Sintra-Cascais
Place of São Mamede’s Saw
Natural Park Serra daArrábida
Place of Monchique
Place of Caldeirão
