Profile
In flight
Birds of Prey
Spanish Imperial Eagle
Aquila adalberti
- uncommon
- 80 km/h
- Vulnerable
Down to 30 pairs in the 1960s, now slowly rebuilding. Every delivery is a comeback story.
- Population
- About 530–540 breeding pairs, increasing
- Habitat
- Mediterranean woodland, marshland, and coastal dunes
- Fun fact
- Protection and powerline mitigation helped it recover from only a few dozen pairs in the 1960s.
- Range
- Iberian Peninsula, chiefly Spain and Portugal
- Diet
- Rabbits, waterbirds, partridges, pigeons, and small mammals
- Size
- 0.78 m
- Wingspan
- 1.95 m
- Lifespan
- 27 years
