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3D scan of skeleton. Aquila is the genus of true eagles.The genus name is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour". [1] It is often united with the sea eagles, buteos, and other more heavyset Accipitridae, but more recently they appear to be less distinct from the slenderer accipitrine hawks than previously believed.
The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae .
The modern English term for the bird is derived from Latin: aquila by way of French: aigle. The origin of aquila is unknown, but it is believed to possibly derive from aquilus (meaning dark-colored, swarthy, or blackish) as a reference to the plumage of eagles. Old English used the term earn, related to Scandinavia's ørn/örn.
The eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca) is a large bird of prey that breeds in southeastern Europe and extensively through West and Central Asia. Most populations are migratory and winter in northeastern Africa , the Middle East and South and East Asia . [ 3 ]
[4] [12] [48] [53] One compilation study showed that, compared to 8 other Aquila and spotted eagles, the tawny eagle's diet was the most evenly spread across all weight classes of prey from under 63 g (2.2 oz) to over 4 kg (8.8 lb), though took prey in the latter prey class slightly less so than the much larger golden and wedge-tailed eagles ...
Aquila, a genus of birds including some eagles; Aquila (constellation), the astronomical constellation, the Eagle; Aquila, a Roman military standard; Aquila, Inc., a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States; Aquila Capital, an independent investment firm in Hamburg, Germany
The hunting success rates of greater spotted eagles seem rather high—the aforementioned 34% for much of the breeding season is much higher than the hunting success rates of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) (around 20%), lesser spotted eagles (24%), and Bonelli's eagles (Aquila fasciata) (28.5%) at comparable times. [113]
Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii) is a large, mostly African, bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle , especially in southern Africa , not to be confused with the black eagle ( Ictinaetus malayensis ) of south and southeast Asia. [ 2 ]