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Aquila

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Aquila

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Also known as true eagles

genus of birds

OverviewAI-generated

Aquila is a genus of birds within the family Accipitridae. It belongs to the class Aves and the phylum Chordata. The genus is classified under the order Accipitriformes according to GBIF, while WoRMS lists it under Falconiformes. Its parent taxon is Aquilinae. The scientific name is Aquila Brisson, 1760, and it is also referred to by the common name Aquila-ørner.

The taxon status is accepted. Records for this genus are held by institutions such as UCMP, with occurrences documented in the United States. The total occurrence count is 2,210,590, while iDigBio lists 595 records and 262 media items. The genus has been described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

Synthesized by Vinony from 33 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Aquila

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderAccipitriformes
  5. FamilyAccipitridae
Observations recorded2,210,590

Aquila is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie van de havikachtigen (Accipitridae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1760 door Brisson.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
595
With media
262
Family
Accipitridae
Collections
UCMP
Recorded in
United States
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aquilinae
Image
Aquila chrysaetos Flickr.jpg
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Commons category
Aquila
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Aquila
topic's main category
Category:Aquila (bird)
Commons gallery
Aquila
different from
Aquila
taxon common name
Aquila-ørner
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Encyclopedic overview

3D scan of skeleton Aquila is the genus of true eagles. The genus name is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour". It is often united with the sea eagles, buteos, and other more heavyset Accipitridae, but more recently they appear to be less distinct from the slenderer accipitrine hawks than previously believed. Eagles are not a natural group but denote essentially any bird of prey large enough to hunt sizeable (about 50 cm long or more overall) vertebrate prey.

Taxonomy and systematics

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