Iberian imperial eagle

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The '''Iberian imperial eagle''' ('''''Aquila adalberti'''''), also known as the '''Spanish eagle''' or '''Adalbert's eagle''', is a species of [[eagle]] native to the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. The [[binomial nomenclature|binomial]] commemorates [[Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875)|Prince Adalbert of Bavaria]]. Due to its distinct "epaulettes", old literature often referred to this species as the '''white-shouldered eagle'''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/ornithologyofstr00irbyrich/page/n191/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater | title=Ornithology of Gibraltar, page 171=10 November 2022|work=openlibrary| date=4 April 1895 }}</ref>

The '''Iberian imperial eagle''' ('''''Aquila adalberti'''''), also known as the ''Adalbert's eagle''', is a species of [[eagle]] native to the [[Iberian Peninsula]]. The [[binomial nomenclature|binomial]] commemorates [[Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875)|Prince Adalbert of Bavaria]]. Due to its distinct "epaulettes", old literature often referred to this species as the '''white-shouldered eagle'''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.org/details/ornithologyofstr00irbyrich/page/n191/mode/1up?ref=ol&view=theater | title=Ornithology of Gibraltar, page 171=10 November 2022|work=openlibrary| date=4 April 1895 }}</ref>

Formerly,<ref>{{Harvnb|Sangster|Knox|Helbig|Parkin|2002}}</ref> the Iberian imperial eagle was considered to be a [[subspecies]] of the [[eastern imperial eagle]], but is now widely recognised as a separate species due to differences in [[morphology (biology)|morphology]],<ref>{{Harvnb|Cramp|Simmons|1980}}</ref> [[ecology]],<ref name=hbw/> and molecular characteristics.<ref>{{Harvnb|Seibold|Helbig|Meyburg|Negro|Wink|1996}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Padilla|Martinez-Trancón|Rabasco|Fernández-García|1999}}</ref>

Formerly,<ref>{{Harvnb|Sangster|Knox|Helbig|Parkin|2002}}</ref> the Iberian imperial eagle was considered to be a [[subspecies]] of the [[eastern imperial eagle]], but is now widely recognised as a separate species due to differences in [[morphology (biology)|morphology]],<ref>{{Harvnb|Cramp|Simmons|1980}}</ref> [[ecology]],<ref name=hbw/> and molecular characteristics.<ref>{{Harvnb|Seibold|Helbig|Meyburg|Negro|Wink|1996}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Padilla|Martinez-Trancón|Rabasco|Fernández-García|1999}}</ref>