25/04/2020
Eagles (Family Aquilinae)
Part 1
The Aquilinae are a subfamily of eagles of the Accipitridae family. The general common name used for members of this subfamily is "booted eagle", although this is also the common name of a member of the subfamily. Aquilinae eagles, like almost all raptorial birds, are strongly territorial and tend to maintain expansive home ranges against conspecifics. Given their need for ample hunting ranges, the territory of most booted eagles tend to be extremely large, with several dozen square kilometers being common.
First picture:
Stephanoaetus coronales
Crowned Eagle
Kronenadler
Aigle couronné
Aquila coronata
Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Second picture:
Polemaetus bellicosus
Martial Eagle
Kampfadler
Aigle martial
Aquila marziale
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Third picture:
Aquila verrauxii
Verreaux's Eagle
Kaffernadler
Aigle de Verreaux
Aquila di Verreaux
Hells Gate National Park, Kenya
Fourth picture:
Aquila nipalensis
Steppe Eagle
Steppenadler
Aigle des steppes
Aquila delle steppe
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Fifth picture:
Aquila rapax
Tawny Eagle
Savannenadler
Aigle ravisseur
Aquila rapace
Soysambu Conservancy, Lake Elementaita, Kenya
All the pictures are from Lorenzo Barelli