Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii(Gurney, JH Sr, 1862)
English (US) Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
The Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) 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
- Hieraaetus ayresii
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Described by
- (Gurney, JH Sr, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Spizaëtus ayresii
- Described by
- (Gurney, JH Sr, 1862)
- Type locality
- Natal.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.4, no.14 p.149 pl.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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