Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Wedge-tailed Eagle
The Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Aquila audax
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wedge-tailed Eagle
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aquila audax audax
- Aquila audax fleayi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Vultur audax
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.ii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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