Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Monotypic
Stephen Debus, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 11, 2014
Text last updated November 11, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | àguila calçada australiana |
| Czech | orel australský |
| Dutch | Australische Dwergarend |
| English | Little Eagle |
| English (United States) | Little Eagle |
| Finnish | australianpikkukotka |
| French | Aigle nain |
| French (France) | Aigle nain |
| German | Kaninchenadler |
| Icelandic | Píslörn |
| Japanese | アカヒメクマタカ |
| Norwegian | småørn |
| Polish | orzełek australijski |
| Russian | Австралийский орёл-карлик |
| Serbian | Mali orao |
| Slovak | orol austrálsky |
| Spanish | Águila Chica |
| Spanish (Spain) | Águila chica |
| Swedish | småörn |
| Turkish | Avustralya Küçük Kartalı |
| Ukrainian | Орел-карлик австралійський |
Hieraaetus morphnoides (Gould, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Aquila morphnoïdes
Gould, 1841. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1840), Pt8 no.94, p.161.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Yarrundi, Upper Hunter River, New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- HIERAAETUS
- morphnoides
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Little Eagle
