Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (46)
- Subspecies (6)
Michael N. Kochert, Karen Steenhof, Carol L. McIntyre, and Erica H. Craig
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Shqiponja e maleve |
| Arabic | عقاب ذهبية |
| Armenian | Քարարծիվ |
| Asturian | ñguila real |
| Azerbaijani | Berqut qartalı |
| Basque | Arrano beltza |
| Bulgarian | Скален орел |
| Catalan | àguila daurada |
| Chinese | 金鵰 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 金雕 |
| Croatian | suri orao |
| Czech | orel skalní |
| Danish | Kongeørn |
| Dutch | Steenarend |
| English | Golden Eagle |
| English (United States) | Golden Eagle |
| Finnish | maakotka |
| French | Aigle royal |
| French (France) | Aigle royal |
| Galician | Aguia real |
| German | Steinadler |
| Greek | Χρυσαετός |
| Hebrew | עיט זהוב |
| Hungarian | Szirti sas |
| Icelandic | Gullörn |
| Italian | Aquila reale |
| Japanese | イヌワシ |
| Korean | 검독수리 |
| Latvian | Klinšu ērglis |
| Lithuanian | Kilnusis erelis |
| Mongolian | Цармын бүргэд |
| Norwegian | kongeørn |
| Persian | عقاب طلایی |
| Polish | orzeł przedni |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Águia-real |
| Romanian | Acvilă de munte |
| Russian | Беркут |
| Serbian | Suri orao |
| Slovak | orol skalný |
| Slovenian | Planinski orel |
| Spanish | Águila Real |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Águila Real |
| Spanish (Spain) | Águila real |
| Swedish | kungsörn |
| Turkish | Kaya Kartalı |
| Ukrainian | Беркут |
Aquila chrysaetos (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Falco Chrysaëtos
Linnaeus, 1758. Syst.Nat.ed.10, p.88.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 19.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AQUILA
- aquila
- chrysaeta / chrysaetos
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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)
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