Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus(Daudin, FM, 1800)
English (US) Ornate Hawk-Eagle
The Ornate Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) 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
- Spizaetus ornatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ornate Hawk-Eagle
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Spizaetus ornatus vicarius
- Spizaetus ornatus ornatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco ornatus
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2 p.77
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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