Wahlberg's eagle

Wahlberg's eagle
Photographed in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species:
H. wahlbergi
Binomial name
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
(Sundevall, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Aquila wahlbergi Sundevall, 1850

Wahlberg's eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas.[1] It is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Hieraaetus wahlbergi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696072A93543119. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696072A93543119.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.