Short-toed Eagle

This is an Old World species spread throughout the Mediterranean basin and into Russia and the Middle East, and into parts of Asia .

The Short-toed Eagle is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. More

Short-toed eagles in Granada Spain - moved from Village pump by IMSoP 21:58, 25 Apr 2004 (UTC) moved by Vanderesch 14:13, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC) Hi, Thanks for your site. Could you please supply some information on Short-toed eagle breeding & migration habits. I live in Southern España (www.geocities.com/lecringranada/birdlist) and have become very interested in the local Eagle population. The Spanish Imperial has completely disappeared from our area. More

A projected model of the plumage changing for Short-toed Eagle has been made by me for discussion and rectification by comments from the practising observers. This aims to make easier field recognizing of different ages of Short-toed Eagles for birdwatchers. ^top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . More

See please photos of Short-toed Eagles made in August, 2007 in Gironde (France) /map/. These scenes of Short-toed Eagles’ life are kind contribution of Françoise Gérardin (francoisegerardin@free.fr): Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 1 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 2 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 3 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 4 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 5 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. Photo 6 Short-toed Eagle. Françoise Gérardin. 2007. More

The Short-toed Eagle is found in open cultivated plains, arid stony deciduous scrub areas and foothills and semi-desert areas. It requires trees for nesting. Description - in Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India. Adults are 63-68 cm long with an 185-195 cm wingspan and weigh 1.7-1.9 kg. They can be recognised in the field by their predominantly white underside, the upper parts being greyish brown. More

The Short-toed Eagle is found in open cultivated plains, arid stony deciduous scrub areas and foothills and semi-desert areas. It requires trees for nesting. Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) Foot of Circaetus gallicus (Short toed Eagle) Description Adults are 63-68 cm long with an 185-195 cm wingspan and weigh 1.7-1.9 kg. More

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Short-toed Eagle at Osugat | Photo Tommy Ek - Short-toed Eagle at Osugat | Photo Tommy Ek Angyata Osugat | Birds | Short-toed Eagle» 5 comments Short-toed Eagle at Osugat - Short-toed Eagle: Photo Tommy EkShort-toed Eagle: Photo Tommy Ek Just back from a very intense nine days birding. More

Short-toed Eagle, east of Aribe (Navarre, Spain), 19th June 2009 Short-toed Eagle, Ste-Enimie, 2-Jun-00 Short-toed Eagle, La Crau, 7-May-99 Short-toed Eagle, above Ste- More

The short-toed eagle is somewhat larger than an osprey, with a wing span of 170-185 cm and a body mass of 1.8-2.3 kg. The lower half of the bird is light, usually with dark spots (the pattern can vary to a great degree), the head and chest are darker and the upper half of the body is greyish brown. The head of the rather vocal short-toed eagle is large like that of an owl and its eyes are large and yellow-orange. More

Short-toed Eagles were in the Raptor Rehabilitation Centre, having both lost eyes too Peregrine attacks. Later that day we discovered that an Eagle had been picked up out of the water by some fisherman and was in the hands of the rehabilitation staff. The bird was to be rung and then released later in the week, as it had been lucky and had no real damage. More

today's Short-toed Eagle in Guernsey, found by Mark Guppy. More

Short-Toed Eagles are a medium sized bird of prey. They have a length of 63 - 68 cms (25 - 28 inches), a wingspan of 185 - 195 cms (73 - 77 inches) and they weigh 1.7 - 1.9 Kgs (3.7 - 4.2 lbs). They have a predominantly white underside and their upper parts are coloured grey/brown. Their tail has 3 - 4 bars and they are lightly barred under their wings. Their head is rounded and they have yellow coloured eyes. More

short-toed eagleshort-toed eagle - any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eaglesharrier eaglehawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tailCircaetus, genus Circaetus - harrier eagles How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. More