The little eagle is a very small eagle native to Australia, measuring 45–55 cm in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon. It tends to inhabit open woodland, grassland and arid regions, shunning dense forest. It is a near relative of both the Palearctic booted eagle and the massive but now extinct Haast's eagle of New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gould, J 1841)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
(1840), Pt8 no.94 p.161
Protonym:
Aquila morphnoïdes
Type locality:
Yarrundi, Upper Hunter River, New South Wales.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571600
Avibase ID:
1117758C10E72439
Avibase ID:
avibase-1117758C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/1117758C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175567
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) |
Clements, version 2021: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
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eBird version 1.52: Little Eagle (Little) ( Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hieraaëtus morphnoïdes morphnoïdes [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Little Eagle ( Hieraaetus morphnoides) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hieraaetus morphnoides morphnoides [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hieraaetus morphnoides [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Hieraaetus [morphnoides or weiskei]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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