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Where to see Booted Eagle in South Africa
About the Booted Eagle
The Booted Eagle is a small, agile migratory eagle that breeds across Europe and Asia and winters in Africa. It inhabits open woodlands, savannas, and forest edges, where it hunts birds, small mammals, reptiles, and large insects. It is known for its rapid, agile flight and occurs seasonally in southern Africa during the non-breeding season.
How to identify the Booted Eagle
Small eagle with feathered legs, broad wings and a relatively short tail. Occurs in distinctive pale and dark colour morphs.
Did you know?
The Booted Eagle has two major colour morphs, so individuals of the same species can look remarkably different.
Also known as: Booted Hawk-Eagle, Dwergarend
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