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Red-headed Vulture
Accipitridae

Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus (Scopoli, 1786)

Sarcogyps calvus, the red-headed vulture, is a medium-sized vulture now mainly found in northern India.

Hooded Vulture
Accipitridae

Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823)

The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is a critically endangered Old World vulture native to sub-Saharan Africa, a scavenger often associated with humans.

Imperial Eagle
Accipitridae

Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca Savigny, 1809

The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large raptor with reverse sexual dimorphism, found in Europe, Asia, and Africa. It has a varied diet, hunts on the ground, and is a partial migrant with a wide breeding and wintering range.

Golden Eagle
Accipitridae

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758)

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a widely distributed Northern Hemisphere bird of prey with six recognized extant subspecies.

Verreaux's Eagle
Accipitridae

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii Lesson, 1831

Verreaux's eagle is a very large specialized African eagle, that hunts primarily rock hyraxes in rocky dry habitats.

Tawny Eagle
Accipitridae

Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828)

Aquila rapax, the tawny eagle, is a polymorphic large raptor widespread across open dry habitats in Africa and South Asia.

Wedge-tailed Eagle
Accipitridae

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax (Latham, 1802)

Aquila audax, the wedge-tailed eagle, is a large dark raptor found across Australia and southern New Guinea in many habitat types.

Spanish Eagle
Accipitridae

Spanish Eagle

Aquila adalberti C.L.Brehm, 1861

The Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) is a large Iberian apex raptor that preys heavily on rabbits.

Steppe Eagle
Accipitridae

Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis Hodgson, 1833

Aquila nipalensis (steppe eagle) is a large dark brown migratory eagle breeding in Eurasian steppe and wintering in Africa and south Asia.

Bonelli's Eagle
Accipitridae

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata Vieillot, 1822

Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) has distinct adult and juvenile plumages, a spotty global distribution, prefers arid habitats, lives solitarily or in pairs, and is a powerful predator with a wide prey spectrum and a 28.5% average hunting success rate.

African Hawk-Eagle
Accipitridae

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster (Bonaparte, 1850)

Aquila spilogaster, the African hawk-eagle, is a mid-sized sub-Saharan raptor that inhabits dry open wooded savannas.

Little Eagle
Accipitridae

Little Eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides (Gould, 1841)

Hieraaetus morphnoides, the little eagle, is a medium-sized Australian bird of prey with a declining population.

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Accipitridae

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii (Gurney, 1862)

Hieraaetus ayresii, Ayres's hawk-eagle, is a small sexually dimorphic sub-Saharan African eagle.

Booted Eagle
Accipitridae

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus (Gmelin, 1788)

Hieraaetus pennatus, the booted eagle, is a small polymorphic eagle with a wide breeding range across two hemispheres.

Wahlberg's Eagle
Accipitridae

Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1850)

Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a medium-sized African raptor with variable plumage that hunts small animals and migrates long distances.

Black Hawk-Eagle
Accipitridae

Black Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus tyrannus (Wied-Neuwied, 1820)

Spizaetus tyrannus, the black hawk-eagle, is a raptor with distinct identifying markings and specific flight characteristics.

Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Accipitridae

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800)

This is a detailed description of the Neotropical small eagle Spizaetus ornatus, the ornate hawk-eagle, covering its traits, range and habitat.

Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Accipitridae

Black-and-chestnut Eagle

Spizaetus isidori (Des Murs, 1845)

Spizaetus isidori, the black-and-chestnut eagle, is a large endangered Neotropical Andean forest eagle.

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle
Accipitridae

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816)

Spizaetus melanoleucus, the black-and-white hawk-eagle, is a black-and-white eagle found across parts of the Americas.

Crowned Eagle
Accipitridae

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Stephanoaetus coronatus, the crowned eagle, is a very large forest-dwelling eagle native exclusively to Africa.

Long-crested Eagle
Accipitridae

Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis (Daudin, 1800)

Lophaetus occipitalis, the long-crested eagle, is a dark crested eagle found in sub-Saharan Africa that hunts mainly rodents.

Martial Eagle
Accipitridae

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus (Daudin, 1800)

This is a detailed description of the large African martial eagle, covering its physical traits, range, and habitat.

Black Eagle
Accipitridae

Black Eagle

Ictinaetus malayensis (Temminck, 1822)

Ictinaetus malayensis (black eagle) is a large slender predatory eagle native to tropical and subtropical Asian forests.

Rufous-bellied Eagle
Accipitridae

Rufous-bellied Eagle

Lophotriorchis kienerii (Sparre, 1835)

Lophotriorchis kienerii, the rufous-bellied eagle, is an Asian forest eagle with distinct plumage that preys on birds and mammals.

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