Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin & JF 1788)

靴雕（學名：Hieraaetus pennatus）是一種中型的猛禽，一般身長47公分（即18英吋），翼展長120公分。

牠們一般分佈在南歐洲、北非洲和亞洲，一般會選擇在樹上或在危岩的巢生蛋而每次會生下1至2顆蛋。牠們通常會捕獵哺乳類動物、爬行動物和鳥作食物。

雄性靴雕的重量可逾0.7公斤（即1.5磅），雌性靴雕的重量則接近1公斤（即超過2磅）。牠們會發出尖銳的kli-kli-kli的叫聲。

參考資料

• Hieraaetus pennatus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2004. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists - Martin Collinson, British Birds vol 99 (June 2006), 306-323
• Bunce, M., et al. (2005) Ancient DNA Provides New Insights into the Evolutionary History of New Zealand's Extinct Giant Eagle. PLoS Biol 3(1): e9 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0030009 HTML open-source article
• Lerner, H. R. L. and D. P. Mindell (2005) Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures, and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (37): 327-346. PDF document