Long-crested Eagle
Lophaetus occipitalis(Daudin, FM, 1800)
English (US) Long-crested Eagle
The Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) 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: savanna of sub-Saharan AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lophaetus occipitalis
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-crested Eagle
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco occipitalis
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
- Type locality
- 'pays d'Auteniquoi' = Knysna district. Cape Province.
- Original description
- Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2 p.40
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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