SPECIES

List of Eagle Species

Eagles are large birds of prey which are members of the bird family Accipitridae and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in Central and South America, and three in Australia.


Below is listed all the members of the eagle family.

White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster
Sanford’s Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi
African Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides
Pallas’s Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Steller’s Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus
Lesser Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga humilis
Grey-headed Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus
Black-chested Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Beaudouin’s Snake-eagle Circaetus beaudouini
Brown Snake-eagle Circaetus cinereus
Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela
South Nicobar Serpent-eagle Spilornis klossi
Mountain Serpent-eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis
Sulawesi Serpent-eagle Spilornis rufipectus
Philippine Serpent-eagle Spilornis holospilus
Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini
Congo Serpent-eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis
Madagascar Serpent-eagle Eutriorchis astur
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Crowned Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus
Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja
New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae
Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Gurney’s Eagle Aquila gurneyi
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax
Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciatus
African Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides
New Guinea Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus weiskei
Ayres’s Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Cassin’s Hawk-eagle Aquila africanus
Black Hawk-eagle Spizaetus tyrannus
Black-and-white Hawk-eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus
Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus
Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori
Crowned Hawk-eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

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