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title: "Orzeł cesarski"
description: "Aquila heliaca — Ptaki. The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/imperial-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orzeł cesarski

> Aquila heliaca — Ptaki. The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia.

- Scientific name: *Aquila heliaca*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6665
- Wikidata: [Q168976](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q168976)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5071](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5071)

## Names

- en: Imperial Eagle
- de: Östlicher Kaiseradler
- es: Águila imperial oriental
- fr: Aigle impérial
- nl: Keizerarend
- pt: Águia-imperial-oriental
- pl: Orzeł cesarski

## Countries with the most observations

RU (3703), AT (588), IN (358), HU (246), KZ (181), HK (168), GE (105), IL (104), TR (95), IR (84), OM (69), UA (65)

## Summary

The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia. Most populations are migratory and winter in northeastern Africa, the Middle East and South and East Asia. Like all eagles, the eastern imperial eagle is a member of the family Accipitridae. Furthermore, its feathered legs mark it as a member of the subfamily Aquilinae. It is a large, dark-colored eagle, with a resemblance to other members of the genus Aquila, but it is usually the darkest species in its range. It is an opportunistic predator that mostly selects smallish…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_imperial_eagle

## Photo

![Orzeł cesarski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/imperial-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Денис Исаков · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36779430

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/imperial-eagle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).