What is a booted eagle?

Small Orlský origin in southern Europe is an eagle with an eagle throughout Asia and parts of Africa. Its name concerns the characteristic difficult coverage of feathers on the feet of the eagle. The species is generally scientifically known as aquila pennata , although some authorities still use older classification, hieraaetus pennatus . The largest part of his diet is small rodents and reptiles along with insects. Booted Eagle prefers to hunt and nest in relatively open areas such as broken forests, sea cliffs and deserts.

Booted Eagles are found from Portugal and France East throughout southern Europe and the Balkans. Its range extends to Iran and South Central Asia to the western part of the Himalayas and Northern Mongolia. The European population migrates to North Africa, while there are separate populations in South Africa and Namibia.

Average Eagle Adult Booted Eagle on average 16.5 to 20 inches (about 40 to 50 cm), with a range of 44 to 53 inches (about 112 to 134 cm.) Women are 10 percent largerthan men, weighing 2 to 2.5 pounds (about 0.9 to 1.15 kg), while males are usually 1.35 to 1.7 pounds (about 0.6 to 0.75 kg.). Some have a lighter, cream -colored, lower body, while others have a dark brown lower body spotted with lighter and darker areas.

booted Eagles builds its nests on trees or cliffs in open areas with good visibility around the nest site. They will often use a nest built a year ago by another species. The population in the southern part of Africa nest exclusively on the sea cliffs. Individuals are usually lonely, except for mating season and are located in a number of stations including open forests, grass stands and deserts. It is known that some of these birds live for up to 12 years.

This species behaves once a year and lays a clutch of one to three eggs that are incubated for 35 to 40 days. Their eggs are out of white to green white with brownstains. Only two chickens are usually raised from a three -egg clutch. The chickens are taped and the nest can leave 50 to 55 days after hatching. Some local populations of the booted eagle could decrease at the beginning of the 21st century, but remains a common species in most of its extent.