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title: "Águia-pequena"
description: "Hieraaetus pennatus — Aves. The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/booted-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Águia-pequena

> Hieraaetus pennatus — Aves. The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa.

- Scientific name: *Hieraaetus pennatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 17653
- Wikidata: [Q182971](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182971)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5154](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5154)

## Names

- en: Booted Eagle
- de: Zwergadler
- es: Águila calzada
- fr: Aigle botté
- nl: Dwergarend
- pt: Águia-pequena
- pl: Orzełek włochaty

## Countries with the most observations

ES (6036), PT (2268), RU (1777), IN (1425), ZA (974), FR (549), DZ (505), IT (335), GE (293), UA (195), TH (185), MA (175)

## Summary

The booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

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

## Photo

![Águia-pequena](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/booted-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Luis Ferreira · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/269196061

## Machine access

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