Bonelli's eagle (genus)
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Bonelli's eagle ( Hieraaetus fasciatus ) |
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The Bonelli's eagle ( Hieraaetus ) are a genus of birds of prey from the family of the hawk-like (Accipitridae). The genus includes 6 species that occur in Africa , the tropical to temperate regions of Eurasia and Australia . According to molecular genetic studies , the genus does not represent a monophyletic taxon, the species of the genus are therefore mostly assigned to the genus Aquila today.
species
- Bonelli's eagle ( H. fasciatus ( Vieillot , 1822))
- African Bonelli's eagle ( H. spilogaster (Bonaparte, 1850))
- Booted eagle ( Hieraaetus pennatus (JF Gmelin, 1788))
- Rabbit eagle ( H. morphnoides (Gould, 1841))
- Spotted eagle ( H. ayresii (Gurney, 1862))
- Wahlbergsadler ( H. wahlbergi ( Sundevall , 1851))
- Red-bellied eagle ( H. kienerii (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835))
Individual evidence
- ^ F. Gill & D. Donsker (Eds) 2011: IOC World Bird Names (version 2.9). ( Online ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. , Accessed on July 23, 2011)
literature
- Literature: Theodor Mebs : birds of prey in Europe. Biology. Existing conditions. Existence risk. Kosmos nature guide. Stuttgart, 1989.
Web links
Commons : Hieraaetus - collection of images, videos and audio files
