Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks (Accipitridae)
- Order
- Accipitriformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds central Europe to Mongolia; winters to Africa, northern India, and China.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Yemen
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Eastern imperial eagle
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
