Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Silhouette: Andy Wilson · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderAccipitriformes (Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies)
FamilyAccipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, and Kites)
GenusHieraaetus (Small Eagles)
SpeciesHieraaetus pennatus (Booted Eagle)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

3 Verified sightings at Sinharaja Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026

8,352 Verified sightings across all 85 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Booted Eagle

The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

The booted eagle was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the eagle, falcons and relatives in the genus Falco and coined the binomial name Falco pennatus. Gmelin based his description on "Le Faucon Patu" or "Falco pedibus pennatis" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. Brisson had examined a specimen in the collection of Madame de Bandeville who was also known as Marie Anne Catherine Bigot de Graveron (1709-1787). The booted eagle is now placed in the genus Hieraaetus that was introduced in 1844 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hierax meaning "hawk" with aetos meaning "eagle". The specific epithet pennatus is Latin and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Spilornis cheela

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ictinaetus malayensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nisaetus kelaarti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Haliastur indus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lophotriorchis kienerii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aviceda jerdoni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Haliaeetus leucogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Buteo buteo

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Milvus migrans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
2	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~30%
3	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~30%
4	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
5	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~20%
6	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
7	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
8	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
9	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
10	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	~10%
11	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
12	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
13	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	~10%
14	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
19	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
20	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
21	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
25	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
26	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
28	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
29	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
31	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
33	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
34	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
36	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
37	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
38	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
39	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
41	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
42	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
43	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
44	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
45	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
46	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
47	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
48	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
49	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
50	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
51	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
52	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
53	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
54	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
55	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
56	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
57	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
58	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
59	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
60	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
61	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
62	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
63	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
64	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
65	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
66	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
67	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
68	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
69	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
70	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
71	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
72	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	Insufficient data
73	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
74	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
75	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
76	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	Insufficient data
77	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	Insufficient data
78	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
79	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
80	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
81	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
82	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
83	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
84	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data
85	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data

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Booted Eagle

About the Booted Eagle

Recent sightings of Booted Eagle in Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Crested Serpent Eagle

Black Eagle

Crested Hawk-Eagle

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Legge's Hawk-Eagle

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Rufous-bellied Eagle

Jerdon's Baza

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

Common Buzzard

Black Kite

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found