Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax(Temminck, CJ, 1828)
English (US) Tawny Eagle
The Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) 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 rapax
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Tawny Eagle
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aquila rapax vindhiana
- Aquila rapax belisarius
- Aquila rapax rapax
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco rapax
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- South Africa.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.77, vol.1 pl.455
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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