Iberian Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti) only breeds in Spain because there are no reports of nests in Portugal although there have been exemplary in this country, this girl was also present in the mountains of Morocco (continuations bio-geographical and geological nature of the Sierras de Andalucía) but today it is judged to be extinct in the area. It's a bird, therefore, endangered and protected in our country. of sedentary habits, adults remain in the same territory all year and each pair defends the area where they hunt and nest. Builds the nest on large trees in the cup, and the female lays two to four eggs from hatching until the chick leaves the nest spend between 65 and 80 days but remain dependent on parents for a month or month and a half.
Adults weigh from 2.5 to 3.5 kg, have a length between 75 and 85 cm and a wing span (distance from tip to wing tip) up to 2.2 meters. The adult is a large dark raptor with white neck and shoulders and sturdy build, the blue-black beak and legs are yellow wax. The female is slightly larger than the male. 
inhabit the forests of Mediterranean climate, such as oak and cork forests of mountains and plains, with large open areas nearby, this being sometimes interspersed with areas of Mediterranean scrub pines. They hunt in open fields and usually catch from air, although juveniles tend to hunt more lurking. The diet is based on vertebrates, mammals (rabbits), birds, reptiles and even carrion in winter. 
In Cabañeros National Park, between Ciudad Real and Toledo, is a nested pair already have a chick and you can follow your progress via a webcam. Not only can you see the chick and its parents but also you can instead listen to the sounds of a Mediterranean forest. Click on the picture below to access:
PS: to view the images you can need to disable the firewall (firewall) antivirus or allow the player (Windows Media Player by default) to pass. 
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