Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
`Aquila minuta` redirects here. If based on Brehm 1831, it refers to this bird. The fossil bird described under the same name by Milne-Edwards 1871 is preliminarily known as `Hieraaetus` edwardsi but might belong in Aquila. The Booted Eagle Aquila pennata formerly Hieraaetus pennatus is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about 48 centimetres 19 in in length and has a wingspan of 120 centimetres 47 in. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. this is brown variant.
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