African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) African Hawk-Eagle
The African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) 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: woodland and savanna of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aquila spilogaster
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Spizaëtus spilogaster
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 2 p.487
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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