Listen to the Bonelli's eagle
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About the Bonelli's eagle
The Bonelli's eagle is a bird in the family Accipitridae (order Accipitriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 1.8 kg.
What does the Bonelli's eagle sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as bonellis eagle. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey. The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli. Bonelli is credited with gathering the type specimen, most likely from an exploration of Sardinia. Like all eagles, Bonelli's eagle belongs to the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs marked it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa on the montane perimeter of the Sahara Desert, and across the Indian subcontinent to Indonesia. In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand. It is usually a resident breeder.
Related birds in the genus Aquila
More from the family Accipitridae
Eurasian sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian goshawk
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Black kite
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Common buzzard
Buteo buteo
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Eurasian griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
Red kite
Milvus milvus
Hen harrier
Circus cyaneus
Short-toed snake eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Booted eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black-winged kite
Elanus caeruleus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Bonelli's eagle sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Bonelli's eagle on this page, including its bonellis eagle. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Bonelli's eagle endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Bonelli's eagle as “least concern”.
What family does the Bonelli's eagle belong to?
The Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources & credits
- Bonellis eagle by Bubulcus – CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q234722 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Bonelli's eagle – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Seshadri.K.S – CC BY-SA 3.0