Eastern Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliacade Savigny, MJCL, 1809
English (US) Eastern Imperial Eagle
The Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) 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: breeds central Europe to Mongolia; winters to Africa, northern India, and ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aquila heliaca
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Eastern Imperial Eagle
- Described by
- de Savigny, MJCL, 1809
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- de Savigny, MJCL, 1809
- Type locality
- Upper Egypt.
- Original description
- Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. Histoire naturelle. Vol. 1 1 pt1 livr.1 p.82 pl.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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