An eagle with a small camera on its back has soared from the top of the world's tallest building in Dubai in what event organisers say is the highest ever recorded bird flight from a man-made structure.

Video from imperial eagle Darshan was live-streamed as it swooped almost 830 metres from the Burj Khalifa skyscraper to its trainer on the ground.

The event, organised by Freedom Conservation, was organised to draw attention to the plight of the endangered bird of prey.

Falconer Jacques-Olivier Travers said in a statement that the flight was an "incredible challenge".

"Not only is this the highest vertical flight that has ever been done, but the eagle also had to fly in a totally different environment, with strong wind disturbances caused by the skyscrapers," he said.

"This flight will create huge possibilities for future conservation programs. Training and equipping birds of prey with these small cameras will allow us to understand exactly what a bird does when it is released into the wild, and will ultimately help our effort to restore endangered bird populations."

Freedom Conservation eagles have flown from iconic landmarks across Europe, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris (301 metres) and St Paul's Cathedral in London.