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imperial eagle

American  

noun

  1. a brown eagle, Aquila heliaca, of Asia and southern Europe: the subspecies A. heliaca adalberti is endangered.


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A rare eastern imperial eagle has been rescued from animal traffickers and released back into the wild in Serbia after months in captivity.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Donana boasts lagoons, marshlands, scrub woodland, beaches and sand dunes and is home to fallow deer, badgers and endangered species including the Spanish imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.

From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023

About 100 miles to the east as the Spanish imperial eagle flies lies Hondarribia, hometown of José María Olazábal, who won two Masters in the 1990s.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2023

After the virus hammered populations in the Iberian Peninsula, killing 60% to 70%, two predators that depend rabbits also declined: the Spanish imperial eagle by 45% and the Iberian lynx by 65%.

From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2020

Beginning at the top of the frontispiece of the dial, the first opening occurs on the breast of the imperial eagle.

From The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35, the Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 240 by Silvio A. Bedini

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