Eagles

• Eagles have 59 types/Species, These are described below.

• The Moche people of ancient Peru worshiped the animal and often depicted eagles in their art.

• Eagles have been used by many nations as a national symbol including United States.

• Eagles are the members of the bird family Accipitridae

• The smallest species of eagle is the South Nicobar Serpent Eagle (Spilornis klossi), at 450 g (1 lb) and 40 cm (16 in)
  

• Eagles' eyes are extremely powerful, having up to 3.6 times human acuity for the martial eagle, which enables them to spot potential prey from a very long distance

• White-tailed Eagle is one of the largest eagles having the length of 218.5 cm (7ft 2in) its weight is about 4.8 kg (11 lb).

59 Types/Species of Eagles

1.   White-bellied Sea-eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

2.   Sanford’s Sea-eagle Haliaeetus sanfordi

3.   African Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vocifer

4.   Madagascar Fish-eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides

5.   Pallas’s Fish-eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus

6.   White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

7.   Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

8.   Steller’s Sea-eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus

9.   Lesser Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga humilis

10.               Grey-headed Fish-eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

11.               Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus

12.               Black-chested Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis

13.               Beaudouin’s Snake-eagle Circaetus beaudouini

14.               Brown Snake-eagle Circaetus cinereus

15.               Southern Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus

16.               Banded Snake-eagle Circaetus cinerascens

17.               Crested Serpent-eagle Spilornis cheela

18.               South Nicobar Serpent-eagle Spilornis klossi

19.               Mountain Serpent-eagle Spilornis kinabaluensis

20.               Sulawesi Serpent-eagle Spilornis rufipectus

21.               Philippine Serpent-eagle Spilornis holospilus

22.               Andaman Serpent-eagle Spilornis elgini

23.               Congo Serpent-eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis

24.               Madagascar Serpent-eagle Eutriorchis astur

25.               Black-chested Buzzard-eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus

26.               Solitary Eagle Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

27.               Crowned Eagle Harpyhaliaetus coronatus

28.               Crested Eagle Morphnus guianensis

29.               Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja

30.               New Guinea Eagle Harpyopsis novaeguineae

31.               Philippine Eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi

32.               Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis

33.               Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina

34.               Indian Spotted Eagle Aquila hastata

35.               Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga

36.               Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

37.               Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

38.               Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti

39.               Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

40.               Gurney’s Eagle Aquila gurneyi

41.               Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

42.               Wedge-tailed Eagle Aquila audax

43.               Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii

44.               Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi

45.               Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciatus

46.               African Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster

47.               Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

48.               Little Eagle Hieraaetus morphnoides

49.               New Guinea Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus weiskei

50.               Ayres’s Hawk-eagle Hieraaetus ayresii

51.               Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus

52.               Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis

53.               Cassin’s Hawk-eagle Aquila africanus

54.               Black Hawk-eagle Spizaetus tyrannus

55.               Black-and-white Hawk-eagle Spizaetus melanoleucus

56.               Ornate Hawk-eagle Spizaetus ornatus

57.               Black-and-chestnut Eagle Spizaetus isidori

58.               Crowned Hawk-eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus

59.               Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus

South Nicobar Serpent Eagle 

South Nicobar Serpent Eagle 

White-tailed Eagle 

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