Real eagles
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Golden eagle ( Aquila chrysaetos ) |
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The real eagles ( Aquila ) are a genus of birds of prey that belongs to the family of hawks (Accipitridae). This genus includes eleven species that are common in all climatic zones. Only the holarctic spread golden eagle is also found in America.
species
- Ganges eagle ( Aquila hastata )
- Coffee eagle ( A. verreauxii )
- Wedge-tailed eagle ( A. audax )
- Moluccan eagle ( A. gurneyi )
- Predatory eagle ( A. rapax )
- Eastern imperial eagle ( A. heliaca )
- Spanish imperial eagle ( A. adalberti )
- Greater spotted eagle ( A. clanga )
- Lesser Spotted Eagle ( A. pomarina )
- Golden eagle ( A. chrysaetos )
- Steppe eagle ( A. nipalensis )
Systematics
According to recent molecular genetic studies, the genus is not a monophylum . It is therefore mostly combined with the genus Hieraaetus in the more recent literature , although this does not yet fully correspond to the results of the molecular genetic investigations (cf. Aquilinae ).
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Ferguson-Lees, DA Christie: The birds of prey of the world (German by Volker Dierschke and Jochen Dierschke). Franckh-Kosmos-Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG. Stuttgart, 2009. ISBN 978-3-440-11509-1 , p. 248
- ↑ HRL Lerner, DP Mindell: Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37; 2005: pp. 327-346.
literature
- J. Ferguson-Lees, DA Christie: Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London 2001. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1 .
Web links
Commons : Echte Adler ( Aquila ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
