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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]
Verreaux's eagle-owl (Ketupa lactea), also commonly known as the milky eagle owl or giant eagle owl, [3] is a member of the family Strigidae. This species is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. A member of the genus Ketupa, it is the largest African owl, measuring up to 66 cm (26 in) in total length.
Jules Pierre Verreaux (24 August 1807 – 7 September 1873) was a French botanist and ornithologist and a professional collector of and trader in natural history specimens. He was the brother of Édouard Verreaux and nephew of Pierre Antoine Delalande .
Martial eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus; Long-crested eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis; Lesser spotted eagle, Clanga pomarina (A) Wahlberg's eagle, Hieraaetus wahlbergi; Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus; Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax; Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis; Verreaux's eagle, Aquila verreauxii; African hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogaster
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.
Black-chested snake-eagle, Circaetus pectoralis (A) Long-crested eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis (A) Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus; Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax (A) Verreaux's eagle, Aquila verreauxii; African hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogaster; Pale chanting-goshawk, Melierax canorus (A) Gabar goshawk, Micronisus gabar (A) African marsh-harrier ...
Philippine eagle: Accipitridae: Pithecophaga jefferyi Ogilvie-Grant, 1896: 59 Short-toed snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus gallicus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 60 Beaudouin's snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus beaudouini Verreaux, J & des Murs, 1862: 61 Black-chested snake eagle: Accipitridae: Circaetus pectoralis Smith, A, 1829: 62 Brown snake ...
[5] [6] In wingspan, extant Aquilinae range from the pygmy eagle, with a median of 1.18 m (3 ft 10 in), to the wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) and martial eagles, which average about 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) and 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) in wingspan, respectively. Total length can vary from 38 to 106 cm (15 to 42 in), in the pygmy and wedge-tailed eagles ...