Gurney's Eagle
Aquila gurneyiGray, GR, 1861
English (US) Gurney's Eagle
The Gurney's Eagle (Aquila gurneyi) 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.
Range: Moluccas to New Guinea, including Raja Ampat and Aru islands, and northeastern Australia (northwestern Torres Strait islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aquila gurneyi
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Gurney's Eagle
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aquila (Heteropus?) gurneyi
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1861
- Type locality
- Batjan, Moluccas.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.3 p.342 pl.169
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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