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Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii Lesson, RP 1831
Verreaux's eagle is a large, mostly African, bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle, especially in southern Africa, not to be confused with the Indian black eagle, which lives far to the east in Asia. Verreaux's eagle lives in hilly and mountainous regions of southern and eastern Africa, and very locally in West Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the southern Middle East. It is one of the most specialized species of accipitrid in the world, with its distribution and life history revolving around its favorite prey species, the rock hyraxes. When hyrax populations decline, the species have been shown to survive with mixed success on other prey, such as small antelopes, gamebirds, hares, monkeys and other assorted vertebrates. Despite a high degree of specialization, Verreaux's eagle has, from a conservation standpoint, been faring relatively well in historic times. One population of this species, in the Matobo Hills of Zimbabwe, is arguably the best studied eagle population in the world, having been subject to continuous detailed study since the late 1950s. Like all eagles, this species belongs to the taxonomic order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae, which may be referred to colloquially as accipitrids or raptors. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Aquila
Scientific:
Aquila verreauxii
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Aquila
Scientific:
Aquila verreauxii
Original description
Citation:
Lesson, RP 1831
Reference:
Centurie Zool. [Lesson]
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Aquila Verreauxii
Type locality:
Interior of the Cape of Good Hope.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91262#page/183/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
14F13C32872CBA1C
Avibase ID:
avibase-14F13C32
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/14F13C32
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175416
Geographic range:
- Aquila verreauxii: locally in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Arabian Peninsula
Source: Clements checklist
Verreaux's Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila de Verreaux
Czech:
orel damaní
Danish:
Verreauxørn
German:
Klippenadler
Spanish:
Águila Cafre
Spanish (Spain):
Águila Cafre
Finnish:
mustakotka
French:
Aigle de Verreaux
Croatian:
Afrički crni orao
Hungarian:
kaffer sas
Icelandic:
Kafförn
Italian:
Aquila di Verreaux
Japanese (romaji):
koshijiroinuwashi
Japanese:
コシジロイヌワシ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis erelis
Dutch:
Zwarte Arend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Klippeørn
Norwegian:
Klippeørn
Polish:
orzeł czarny
Portuguese:
águia-cafre
Portuguese (Portugal):
Águia-preta
Russian:
Кафрский орёл
Slovak:
orol sedlatý
Serbian:
Afrički crni orao
Swedish:
klippörn
Ukrainian:
Орел кафрський
Chinese:
黑雕
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鵰
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Verreauxs' Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Verreauxs' Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Verreauxs' Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Verreauxs' Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigle de Verreaux ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigle de Verreaux ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 1st edition: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2021: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2022: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2023: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2015: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2016: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2017: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2018: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2019: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2021: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2022: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| eBird version 2023: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aquila verreauxi |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Aquila verreauxii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aquila verreauxii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Verreaux's Eagle ( Aquila verreauxii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila verreauxii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila verreauxii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Witkruisarend
Arabic: عقاب سوداء
Azerbaijani: Afrika qara qartalı, kafr qartalı
Belarusian: Кафрскі арол
Bulgarian: Кафърски орел, Черен орел
Breton: Erer Verreaux
Catalan: Àguila de Verreaux
Czech: orel damaní, Orel Verreauxuv
Welsh: Eryr du Affrica
Danish: Verreaux Ørn, Verreauxørn
German: Felsenadler, Kaffernadler, Klippenadler
Greek: Μαυραετός
English: African Black Eagle, Black Eagle, Verreaux's Eagle, Verreauxs' Eagle
English, HBW: Verreaux's Eagle
English (IOC): Verreaux's Eagle
English (Kenya): Verreaux's Eagle
English (United States): Verreaux's Eagle
Esperanto: Nigra aglo
Spanish: Aguila Cafre, Águila Cafre
Spanish (Spain): Águila Cafre
Spanish (HBW): Águila cafre
Estonian: mustkotkas
Finnish: Mustakotka
French: Aigle de Verreaux, Aigle noir à dos blanc
Frisian: Swarte earn
Irish: Iolar dubh
Galician: Aguia de Verreaux
Manx: Urley doo
Hebrew: עיט שחור
Croatian: Afrički crni orao, Bjeloleđi orao
Hungarian: kaffer sas
Icelandic: Kafförn
Italian: Aquila di Verreaux
Japanese (romaji): koshijiroinuwashi
Japanese: コシジロイヌワシ
Kara-Kalpak: Африка қара бүркити
Mongolian, Halh: халзан бүргэд, цармын бүргэд
Kwangali: Ngongo Zonsavagani
Scientific: Aquila verreauxi, Aquila verreauxii, Aquila vulturina, Falco vulturinus, Pteroaetus verreauxi
Lithuanian: Juodasis erelis
Latvian: baltmuguras ērglis, Baltmugurērglis
Macedonian: Вероов црн орел
Mongolian: халзан бүргэд, хүрэн бүргэд, цармын бүргэд
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хүрэн бүргэд
Dutch: Zwarte Arend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klippeørn
Norwegian: Kafferørn, Klippeørn
Polish: orzel czarny, orzeł czarny
Portuguese: águia-cafre, Águia-preta, Águia-preta (Águia-cafre)
Portuguese (Portugal): Águia-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Evla da Verreaux
Romanian: Acvilă neagră
Russian: Кафрский орёл, Кафрский чёрный орёл, орёл Верро
Northern Sami: Čáhppesgoaskin
Slovak: orol sedlatý, Orol Verreauxov, orol Verreauxov (orol kaferský)
Slovenian: kafrski orel
Shona: Rovambira
Albanian: Shqiponja e zezë
Serbian: Afrički crni orao
Sotho, Southern: Mojalipela
Swedish: Klippörn
Swahili: Nderi, Tai Nderi
Tswana: Ntsu
Turkish: Ak Sırtlı Kartal, kara kartal
Tsonga: Gama
Tatar: Африка кара каракошы
Ukrainian: Орел кафрський
Kalmyk: хар һәрд
Xhosa: Ukhozi
Chinese: 黑雕
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鵰
Zulu: uKhozi
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