Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (39)
- Subspecies (3)
Alan C. Kemp and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 6, 2015
Text last updated September 6, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Roofarend |
| Arabic | عقاب صحماء |
| Bulgarian | Блед орел |
| Catalan | àguila rapaç |
| Croatian | savanski orao |
| Czech | orel okrový |
| Danish | Rovørn |
| Dutch | Savannearend |
| English | Tawny Eagle |
| English (United States) | Tawny Eagle |
| Finnish | savannikotka |
| French | Aigle ravisseur |
| French (France) | Aigle ravisseur |
| German | Savannenadler |
| Greek | Αμμόχρωμος Στεπαετός |
| Hebrew | עיט סוואנות |
| Hungarian | Szavannasas |
| Icelandic | Hræörn |
| Italian | Aquila rapace |
| Japanese | アフリカソウゲンワシ |
| Lithuanian | Stepinis erelis |
| Marathi | पिंगट गरुड |
| Norwegian | savanneørn |
| Persian | عقاب خاکی |
| Polish | orzeł sawannowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Águia-fulva |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Águia-fulva |
| Romanian | Acvilă de savană |
| Russian | Саванный орёл |
| Serbian | Savanski orao |
| Slovak | orol bronzový |
| Slovenian | Roparski orel |
| Spanish | Águila Rapaz |
| Spanish (Spain) | Águila rapaz |
| Swedish | savannörn |
| Thai | นกอินทรีสีน้ำตาล |
| Turkish | Korsan Kartal |
| Ukrainian | Орел рудий |
| Zulu | ukhozolunsundu |
Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828)
PROTONYM:
Falco rapax
Temminck, 1828. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.76[=77], pl.455.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AQUILA
- aquila
- rapax
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Tawny Eagle
