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

Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata (Vieillot, 1822)

Tomáš B?lka

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Threat status Europe	Near Threatened (IUCN)
EU Population status	Secure
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 10 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	473 are designated for this species
Natura 2000 species code	A707

Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

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

World

Least Concern

Europe

Near Threatened

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

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

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Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

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 (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
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. (Hieraaetus fasciatus)		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 (Hieraaetus fasciatus)		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) (Hieraaetus fasciatus)		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 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.	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.	All the species of the family Accipitridae are concerned by Appendix II.
	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. (Migratory species of Accipitridae)
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Synonym for this species is listed in CITES. See there for more details.	http://www.cites.org/eng
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control.	Whole Order FALCONIFORMES is concerned by Appendix II (Except the species included in Appendices I and III and the species of the family Cathartidae).
	Annex II: (a) all species which, although not necessarily now threatened with extinction, may become so unless trade in specimens of such species is subject to strict regulation in order to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival; and (b) other species which must be subject to regulation in order that trade in specimens of certain species referred to in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph may be brought under effective control. (Falconiformes spp.)
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 Name	Language	Reference
Águia de Bonelli	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Aguila perdicera	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Aguila-azor Perdicera	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Aigle de Bonelli	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Aquila del Bonelli	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Bonelli's Eagle	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Habichtsadler	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Havikarend	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Héjasas	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Hökörn	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Høgeørn	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Vuorikotka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Aquila fasciata	Viellot, 1822
Hieraaetus fasciatus	(Vieillot, 1822)
All species of Falconiformes
Falconiformes spp.
Migratory species of Accipitridae

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Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata (Vieillot, 1822)

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Distribution

Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

EU population status

Natura 2000 sites

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ES0000010	Spain	Sierra de Guadarrama - ZEPA	Map
ES0000011	Spain	Monte de El Pardo	Map
ES0000014	Spain	Monfragüe y las Dehesas del Entorno	Map
ES0000015	Spain	SIERRA Y CAÑONES DE GUARA	Map
ES0000019	Spain	Aiguamolls de l'Alt Empordà	Map
ES0000020	Spain	Delta de l'Ebre	Map
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ES0000024	Spain	Doñana	Map
ES0000028	Spain	Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana	Map
ES0000031	Spain	Sierra de Grazalema	Map
ES0000032	Spain	Torcal de Antequera	Map
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ES0000045	Spain	Sierra Alhamilla	Map
ES0000046	Spain	Cabo de Gata-Níjar	Map
ES0000047	Spain	Desierto de Tabernas	Map
ES0000049	Spain	Los Alcornocales	Map
ES0000050	Spain	Sierra de Hornachuelos	Map
ES0000053	Spain	Sierra Norte de Sevilla	Map
ES0000054	Spain	Somiedo	Map
ES0000056	Spain	Encinares del río Alberche y río Cofio	Map
ES0000062	Spain	Obarenes-Sierra de Cantabria	Map
ES0000063	Spain	Sierra de Alcarama y Valle del Alhama	Map
ES0000065	Spain	Peñas de Arnedillo. Peñalmonte y Peña Isasa	Map
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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
ES0000073	Spain	Costa Brava de Mallorca	Map
ES0000081	Spain	Cap Enderrocat - Cap Blanc	Map
ES0000090	Spain	Sierra Morena	Map
ES0000118	Spain	Arribes del Duero - ZEPA	Map
ES0000125	Spain	Sierra de Leire y Foz de Arbaiun	Map
ES0000142	Spain	Cortados y cantiles de los ríos Jarama y Manzanares	Map
ES0000146	Spain	Delta del Llobregat	Map
ES0000150	Spain	Peña de Etxauri	Map
ES0000151	Spain	Caparreta	Map
ES0000160	Spain	Hoz del río Gritos y páramos de Las Valeras	Map
ES0000164	Spain	Sierra de Ayllón	Map