Bonelli's Eagle Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Aquila fasciata
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Other Name : Bonelli's Hawk Eagle
Habitat : Evergreen forest
Description : The Bonelli’s Eagle is a dark brown raptor with a pale back and long wings and tail (adult bird length approximately 70 cm; wing 49 cm; bill 4.5 cm; tarsus: 10.2 cm, tail: 25.6 cm). The female is usually a little larger than the male. The adult looks dark umber-brown from above and pale from below. It feeds on medium-sized mammals and birds including mynas, pigeons, and partridges.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Haliaeetus leucoryphus
(Pallas's Fish Eagle) -
Circaetus gallicus
(Short‑toed Snake Eagle) -
Gyps fulvus
((Eurasian) Griffon Vulture) -
Accipiter nisus
(Eurasian Sparrowhawk) -
Aviceda leuphotes
(Black Baza) -
Circus spilonotus
(Eastern Marsh Harrier) -
Aviceda jerdoni
(Jerdon's Baza) -
Circus melanoleucos
(Pied Harrier) -
Clanga hastata
(Indian Spotted Eagle) -
Accipiter gentilis
(Northern Goshawk)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch
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Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths
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Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Imran Shah(www.inaturalist.org/people/Imran Shah),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Timo Janhonenmore information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;photo credit: Imran Shah(www.inaturalist.org/people/Imran Shah),photo shared from iNaturalist, photo copyright reserved according to iNaturalist rules;Timo Janhonenmore information, please contact us.