Aquila (bird)
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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. Eagles are not a natural group but denote essentially any bird of prey large enough to hunt sizeable (about 50 cm long or more overall) vertebrate prey.
Quick Facts Aquila Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present, Scientific classification ...
Aquila Temporal range: Middle Miocene to present | |
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Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Aquilinae |
Genus: | Aquila Brisson, 1760 |
Type species | |
Aquila chrysaetos Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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