Hieraaetus
Sign in to saveThe genus Hieraaetus, sometimes known as small eagles or hawk-eagles, denotes a group of smallish eagles usually placed in the accipitrid subfamilies Buteoninae or Aquilinae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae
Observations recorded679,664
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Collections
- NHMUK, NMV, QM
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, India
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Accipitridae
- Image
- Little Eagle.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and species
- Extinct species
- Former species
- Notes
- References
The genus Hieraaetus, sometimes known as small eagles or hawk-eagles, denotes a group of smallish eagles usually placed in the accipitrid subfamilies Buteoninae or Aquilinae.
They are generally medium-sized birds of prey inhabiting Europe, Asia, Africa, New Guinea and Australia. However, a recently extinct species, the New Zealand Haast's eagle, was the largest eagle ever known, weighing up to , with a wingspan.
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