Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (35)
- Monotypic
Alan C. Kemp, Guy M. Kirwan, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published December 11, 2020
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witkruisarend |
| Arabic | عقاب سوداء |
| Bulgarian | Черен орел |
| Catalan | àguila de Verreaux |
| Croatian | bjeloleđi orao |
| Czech | orel damaní |
| Danish | Verreauxørn |
| Dutch | Zwarte Arend |
| English | Verreaux's Eagle |
| English (United States) | Verreaux's Eagle |
| Finnish | mustakotka |
| French | Aigle de Verreaux |
| French (France) | Aigle de Verreaux |
| German | Klippenadler |
| Greek | Μαυραετός |
| Hebrew | עיט שחור |
| Hungarian | Kaffer sas |
| Icelandic | Kafförn |
| Japanese | コシジロイヌワシ |
| Lithuanian | Juodasis erelis |
| Norwegian | klippeørn |
| Polish | orzeł czarny |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Águia-preta |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Águia-preta |
| Romanian | Acvilă neagră |
| Russian | Кафрский орёл |
| Serbian | Afrički crni orao |
| Slovak | orol sedlatý |
| Slovenian | Kafrski orel |
| Spanish | Águila Cafre |
| Spanish (Spain) | Águila cafre |
| Swedish | klippörn |
| Turkish | Ak Sırtlı Kartal |
| Ukrainian | Орел кафрський |
| Zulu | ukhozolumnyama |
Revision Notes
In this partial revision, the "Sounds and Vocal Behavior" section was revised by Peter F. D. Boesman.
Aquila verreauxii Lesson, 1831
PROTONYM:
Aquila Verreauxii
Lesson, 1831. Centurie zoologique, ou choix d'animaux rares, nouveaux ou imparfaitement connus (etc.), p.105 pl.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Interior of the Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AQUILA
- aquila
- verreauxii / verreauxius / verreauxorum
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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)
- Year-round
- Migration
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- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Verreaux's Eagle
