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The Bonelli's eagle (''Aquila fasciata'') is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It breeds in southern Europe, Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert and across the Middle East and South Asia to Indonesia. It is usually a resident breeder which lays 1–3 eggs in a tree or crag nest. The Bonelli's eagle is found in wooded, often hilly, country with some open areas. The African race prefers savannah, forest edges, cultivation, and scrub, provided there are some large trees; this is not a species of very open or densely forested habitats. Recent DNA research resulted in this species being moved to the genus ''Aquila'' from ''Hieraaetus''.〔 The common name of the bird commemorates the Italian ornithologist and collector Franco Andrea Bonelli.〔 ==Description== This is a small- to medium-sized eagle at in length. The upperparts are dark brown, and the underside is white with dark streaks. The wings are relatively short and rounded. The long tail is grey on top and white below and has a single broad black terminal band. The feet and eyes are yellow. Immature birds have deep buff underparts and underwing coverts, and have fine barring on the tail without the terminal band. The Bonelli's eagle is usually silent except in display and near the nest. Its fluted '' klu-kluklu-kluee'' call is less shrill than that of its near relatives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bonelli's eagle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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