Spanish imperial eagle

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bird species eagle raptor vertebrate

The Spanish imperial eagle is a large, dark-brown raptor endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, known for its broad wings, pale shoulder patches, and conservation-dependent populations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Spanish imperial eagle canonical	12
Iberian imperial eagle	10
eastern imperial eagle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1778531 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish imperial eagle
Context triple: [Aquila adalberti, commonName, Spanish imperial eagle]

A. Bonelli's eagle
Bonelli's eagle is a medium-sized, powerful bird of prey found in parts of southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, known for its agile flight and preference for rugged, mountainous habitats.
B. Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
C. Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
D. harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
E. pallas’s fish eagle
Pallas’s fish eagle is a large, threatened bird of prey found in parts of South and Central Asia, known for its dependence on wetlands and fish-rich rivers and lakes.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spanish imperial eagle
Target entity description: The Spanish imperial eagle is a large, dark-brown raptor endemic to the Iberian Peninsula, known for its broad wings, pale shoulder patches, and conservation-dependent populations.

A. Bonelli's eagle
Bonelli's eagle is a medium-sized, powerful bird of prey found in parts of southern Europe, Africa, and Asia, known for its agile flight and preference for rugged, mountainous habitats.
B. Imperial Eagle
The Imperial Eagle was a prominent Napoleonic emblem used as a military standard and symbol of the power and authority of the First French Empire.
C. Verreaux's eagle
Verreaux's eagle is a large, powerful African bird of prey known for its striking black plumage and preference for mountainous and rocky habitats where it hunts mammals such as hyraxes.
D. harpy eagle
The harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest and most powerful birds of prey, native to Central and South American rainforests and known for its massive talons and striking black, white, and gray plumage.
E. pallas’s fish eagle
Pallas’s fish eagle is a large, threatened bird of prey found in parts of South and Central Asia, known for its dependence on wetlands and fish-rich rivers and lakes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ eagle ⓘ raptor ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ
averageBodyLength	approximately 72 to 85 cm ⓘ
averageWingspan	approximately 180 to 220 cm ⓘ
bodyColor	dark brown ⓘ
breedingRange	central Spain ⓘ southwestern Spain ⓘ linked to: western Spain western Spain ⓘ
breedingSystem	monogamous ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	typically 1 to 3 eggs ⓘ
commonName	Iberian imperial eagle ⓘ linked to: Spanish imperial eagle Spanish imperial eagle ⓘ
conservationDependent	true ⓘ
conservationStatus	Vulnerable ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List ⓘ linked to: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	broad wings ⓘ pale shoulder patches ⓘ
endemicTo	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
family	Accipitridae ⓘ
firstDescribedBy	Christian Ludwig Brehm ⓘ
genus	Aquila ⓘ
habitat	Mediterranean woodland ⓘ dehesa landscapes ⓘ open woodland with scattered trees ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInWild	up to about 20 years ⓘ
nativeRange	Portugal ⓘ Spain ⓘ western Mediterranean region ⓘ
nestingSite	tall trees ⓘ
order	Accipitriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
populationTrend	increasing ⓘ
preysOn	European rabbit ⓘ medium-sized birds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
protectedBy	European Union Birds Directive ⓘ linked to: EU Birds Directive Spanish national legislation ⓘ
scientificName	Aquila adalberti ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	decline of rabbit populations ⓘ electrocution on power lines ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ poisoning ⓘ
yearDescribed	1861 ⓘ

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