Stephanoaetus
| Stephanoaetus | |
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| Stephanoaetus coronatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Stephanoaetus W.L. Sclater, 1922 |
| Species | |
Stephanoaetus is a genus of very large birds of prey from Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Only one of the two known species is extant.
Species
- Crowned eagle or crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus).
- † Malagasy crowned eagle or Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery).[1]
References
- ↑ Goodman, Steven M. (1994). Description of a new species of subfossil eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) From The Deposits Of Ampasambazimba. Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington 107(3): 421–428 ISSN 0006-324X
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