Genus: Aquila
Description
Taxonomy
Aquila is a genus in the family Accipitridae.
Some authorities include the genus Hieraaetus in Aquila. Reference for this should be: Wink, Loftikhah and Bednarek, 1998, in Chancellor, Mayburg and Ferraro, eds. Holarctic Birds of Prey (29-48). In this treatement Bonelli's Eagle and African Hawk-Eagle have been moved from Hieraaetus to Aquila, Cassin's Hawk-Eagle from Spizaetus to here.
The three species of the genus Clanga were formerly included in this genus.
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| A. rapax | Tawny Eagle | ||
| A. nipalensis | Steppe Eagle | ||
| A. adalberti | Spanish Imperial Eagle | ||
| A. heliaca | Eastern Imperial Eagle | ||
| A. gurneyi | Gurney's Eagle | ||
| A. chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | ||
| A. audax | Wedge-tailed Eagle | ||
| A. africana | Cassin's Hawk-Eagle | ||
| A. verreauxii | Verreaux's Eagle | ||
| A. fasciata | Bonelli's Eagle | ||
| A. spilogaster | African Hawk-Eagle | ||
Pages in category ‘Aquila’
The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
