Spanish imperial eagle

Spanish imperial eagle
A Spanish imperial eagle flying down to its perch
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aquila
Species:
A. adalberti
Binomial name
Aquila adalberti
Synonyms

Aquila heliaca adalberti

The Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), also known as the Iberian imperial eagle, the Spanish eagle or Adalbert's eagle, is a species of eagle native to the Iberian Peninsula. The binomial commemorates Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. Due to its distinct "epaulettes", old literature often referred to this species as the white-shouldered eagle.[3]

Formerly,[4] the Iberian imperial eagle was considered to be a subspecies of the eastern imperial eagle, but is now widely recognised as a separate species due to differences in morphology,[5] ecology,[6] and molecular characteristics.[7][8]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Aquila adalberti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22696042A152593918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22696042A152593918.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ornithology of Gibraltar, page 171=10 November 2022". openlibrary. 4 April 1895.
  4. ^ Sangster et al. 2002
  5. ^ Cramp & Simmons 1980
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  7. ^ Seibold et al. 1996
  8. ^ Padilla et al. 1999