| Ayres' hawk-eagle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Hieraaetus |
| Species: | H. ayresii
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| Binomial name | |
| Hieraaetus ayresii (Gurney, JH Sr, 1862)
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| Ayres's hawk-eagle Range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aquila ayresii (Gurney, JH Sr, 1862) | |
Ayres's hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii), also referred to as Ayres' eagle,[2] is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is native to African woodlands. Its name honors South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Hieraaetus ayresii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22696103A111817606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22696103A111817606.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Newman, K (1998) Newman's Birds of Southern Africa. Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers. ISBN 1868127680.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 33. ISBN 0 7136 6647 1.