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crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
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Early illustration of a young female crowned eagle
Description
English: « Aquila coronata » = Stephanoaetus coronatus (Crowned Eagle) - young female
Français : « Aquila coronata » = Stephanoaetus coronatus (Aigle couronné) - jeune femelle
Date 1838
Source Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa
Author Andrew Smith (1797–1872) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Smith_(zoologist)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephanoaetus_coronatus.jpg
The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa it is restricted to eastern areas. The crowned eagle is the only extant member of the genus Stephanoaetus. A second species, the Malagasy crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery) became extinct after humans settled on Madagascar. Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae, Genus: Stephanoaetus, Species: Stephanoaetus coronatus (Linnaeus, 1766).
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Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)
French: Aigle couronné German: Kronenadler Spanish: Águila coronada
Other common names: Crowned Hawk-eagle, African Crowned Eagle
Taxonomy: Falco coronatus Linnaeus, 1766, coast of Guinea.
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