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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Falconiformes > Family: Accipitridae > Genus: Aquila > Species: Aquila adalberti

Spanish Imperial Eagle - Aquila adalberti Brehm, 1861

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 10 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	111 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A405

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000010	Spain	Sierra de Guadarrama - ZEPA	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000012	Spain	Soto de Viñuelas	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000030	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real	Map
ES0000031	Spain	Sierra de Grazalema	Map
ES0000049	Spain	Los Alcornocales	Map
ES0000050	Spain	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Map
ES0000052	Spain	Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador	Map
ES0000053	Spain	Sierra Norte de Sevilla	Map
ES0000056	Spain	Encinares del río Alberche y río Cofio	Map
ES0000057	Spain	Alto Lozoya	Map
ES0000069	Spain	Embalse de Cornalvo y Sierra Bermeja	Map
ES0000070	Spain	Sierra de San Pedro	Map
ES0000071	Spain	Llanos de Cáceres y Sierra de Fuentes	Map
ES0000072	Spain	Sierra Grande de Hornachos	Map
ES0000090	Spain	Sierra Morena	Map
ES0000116	Spain	Valle de Iruelas	Map
ES0000139	Spain	Estepas cerealistas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Map
ES0000158	Spain	Áreas esteparias del Campo de Montiel	Map
ES0000167	Spain	Estepas cerealistas de La Campiña	Map
ES0000168	Spain	Llanuras de Oropesa, Lagartera y Calera y Chozas	Map
ES0000169	Spain	Río Tajo en Castrejón, islas de Malpica de Tajo y Azután	Map
ES0000170	Spain	Área esteparia de La Mancha norte	Map
ES0000180	Spain	ESTEPAS DE MONEGRILLO Y PINA	Map
ES0000183	Spain	EL BASAL, LAS MENORCAS Y LLANOS DE CARDIEL	Map
ES0000184	Spain	Valle del Tiétar - ZEPA	Map
ES0000185	Spain	Cerro de Guisando - ZEPA	Map
ES0000186	Spain	Pinares del Bajo Alberche - ZEPA	Map
ES0000188	Spain	Valles del Voltoya y el Zorita - ZEPA	Map
ES0000189	Spain	Campo Azálvaro - Pinares de Peguerinos - ZEPA	Map
ES0000190	Spain	Encinares de los ríos Adaja y Voltoya - ZEPA	Map
ES0000204	Spain	Tierra de Campiñas	Map
ES0000329	Spain	Embalse de Valdecañas	Map
ES0000337	Spain	Estrecho	Map
ES0000356	Spain	Riberos del Almonte	Map
ES0000361	Spain	Dehesa de los Ríos Gamo y Margañán	Map
ES0000367	Spain	La Serena y Sierras Periféricas	Map
ES0000368	Spain	Río Tajo Internacional y Riberos	Map
ES0000371	Spain	Sierra de Moraleja y Piedra Santa	Map
ES0000396	Spain	Embalse de Horno-Tejero	Map
ES0000407	Spain	Nacimiento del Río Gevora	Map
ES0000425	Spain	Magasca	Map
ES0000434	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro y Ladronera	Map
ES4110086	Spain	Encinares de la Sierra de Ávila - ZEPA	Map
ES4160048	Spain	Lagunas de Cantalejo - ZEPA	Map
ES4310009	Spain	Puerto Peña - los Golondrinos	Map
ES4310042	Spain	Sierra de Siruela	Map
ES4320039	Spain	Sierra de las Villuercas y Valle del Guadarranque	Map
ES6120006	Spain	Marismas del Río Palmones	Map
ES6120014	Spain	Laguna de Las Canteras y El Tejón	Map
ES6130001	Spain	Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Map
ES6150007	Spain	Peñas de Aroche	Map
ES6160003	Spain	Cascada de Cimbarra	Map
ES6160005	Spain	Despeñaperros	Map
ES6160006	Spain	Sierra de Andújar	Map
PTZPE0042	Portugal	Tejo Internacional, Erges e Pônsul	Map
PTZPE0045	Portugal	Mourão/Moura/Barrancos	Map
PTZPE0046	Portugal	Castro Verde	Map
PTZPE0047	Portugal	Vale do Guadiana	Map
ES4310028	Spain	Río Matachel	Map
ES6120015	Spain	Acebuchales de La Campiña Sur de Cádiz	Map
ES4250013	Spain	Rios de la margen izquierda del Tajo y berrocales del Tajo	Map
ES6130004	Spain	Río Guadalmez	Map
ES6130005	Spain	Suroeste de La Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro	Map
ES4220003	Spain	Ríos de la cuenca media del Guadiana y laderas vertientes	Map
ES4310010	Spain	La Serena	Map
ES4250001	Spain	Sierra de San Vicente y valles del Tiétar y Alberche	Map
ES3110005	Spain	Cuenca del río Guadarrama	Map
ES6120013	Spain	Sierra Líjar	Map
ES4320077	Spain	Monfragüe	Map
ES6150022	Spain	Rivera de Chanza	Map
ES4310040	Spain	Sierra de Moraleja	Map
ES3110004	Spain	Cuenca del río Manzanares	Map
ES3110001	Spain	Cuencas de los ríos Jarama y Henares	Map
ES4240018	Spain	Sierra de Altomira	Map
ES6170010	Spain	Sierras Bermeja y Real	Map
ES3110007	Spain	Cuencas de los ríos Alberche y Cofio	Map
ES6150023	Spain	Dehesa de Torrecuadros y Arroyo de Pilas	Map
ES6150010	Spain	Andévalo Occidental	Map
ES6150012	Spain	Dehesa del Estero y Montes de Moguer	Map
ES4220013	Spain	Sierra de Los Canalizos	Map
ES4320002	Spain	Cedillo y Río Tajo Internacional	Map
ES3110003	Spain	Cuenca del río Guadalix	Map
ES4210008	Spain	Sierra de Alcaraz y Segura y cañones del Segura y del Mundo	Map
ES6180009	Spain	Río Viar	Map
ES6130007	Spain	Guadiato-Bembézar	Map
ES6130015	Spain	Río Guadalquivir -Tramo Medio	Map
ES4210017	Spain	Lagunas de Ruidera	Map
ES4310045	Spain	Valdecigüeñas	Map
ES4210016	Spain	Sierra del Relumbrar y estribaciones de Alcaraz	Map
ES6180016	Spain	Venta de Las Navas	Map
ES6160008	Spain	Cuencas del Rumblar, Guadalén y Guadalmena	Map
ES6130009	Spain	Ríos Cuzna y Gato	Map
ES6150009	Spain	Doñana Norte y Oeste	Map
ES6150019	Spain	Bajo Guadalquivir	Map
ES6130016	Spain	Río Guadalbarbo	Map
ES6130006	Spain	Guadalmellato	Map
ES4250005	Spain	Montes de Toledo	Map
ES6180004	Spain	Sierra de Alanís	Map
ES0000435	Spain	Área esteparia de la margen derecha del río Guadarrama	Map
ES6130017	Spain	Alto Guadiato	Map
ES6180017	Spain	Campiñas de Sevilla	Map
ES4320001	Spain	Canchos de Ramiro	Map
PTZPE0054	Portugal	São Vicente	Map
PTZPE0051	Portugal	Monforte	Map
PTZPE0052	Portugal	Veiros	Map
PTZPE0053	Portugal	Vila Fernando	Map
PTZPE0055	Portugal	Évora	Map
ES4250015	Spain	La Jara	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 april 1979 on the conservation of wild birds - consolidated version 01/05/2004 (EC Birds Directive)	Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 april 1979 on the conservation of wild birds - consolidated version 01/05/2004 - Annex I (Aquila heliaca adalberti)
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species (All species of Falconiformes)		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex I: migratory species which are endangered and must be protected by Parties		http://www.cms.int/
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Synonym for this species is listed in Appendix II of the Bonn Convention (CMS). See there for more details.
	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.
Memorandum of understanding on the conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia - under Bonn Convention (MoU Raptors)	Annex I: migratory populations of Falconiformes and Strigiformes species occurring in Africa and Eurasia to which this MoU applies		http://www.cms.int/raptors/
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex I: species threatened with extinction which are or may be affected by trade. Trade in specimens of these species must be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger further their survival and must only be authorized in exceptional circumstances.
Commission regulation (EU) No 1320/2014, of 1 December 2014, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein (EU regulation of trade of fauna and flora)	Annex A includes: All CITES Appendix I species, except where EU Member States have entered a reservation; Some CITES Appendix II and III species, for which the EU has adopted stricter domestic measures; Some non-CITES species		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...s/legislation_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Águia-imperial	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Águia-imperial ibérica	Portuguese	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Aguila Imperial Ibérica	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Aigle ibérique	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Aquila imperiale iberica	Italian	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Aquila imperiale occidentale	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Ibériai sas	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Iberiankeisarikotka	Finnish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Iberische keizerarend	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Iberisk kejserørn	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Kejsarörn (spansk underart)	Swedish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Pyreneidenkeisarikotka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spaanse Keizerarend	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spanischer Kaiseradler	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spanish Imperial Eagle	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Spansk kejsarörn	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Aquila heliaca adalberti	Brehm, 1861
All species of Falconiformes

Other resources

Bird action plan
CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Species+	Species+ by UNEP-WCMC

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Portugal	1/3 (pairs)	2003	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Portugal	0/0 (pairs)	-	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01
Spain	175/175 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Spain	150/160 (pairs)	1993	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 1 (1970-1990)	1994-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2