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Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana (Cassin, J 1865)
Cassin's hawk-eagle or Cassin's eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs mark it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. A forest-dependent species, it occurs in primary rainforests across western, central and (marginally) eastern Africa where it preys on birds and tree squirrels. It was named after John Cassin who first described it in 1865. Due to widespread habitat destruction, its populations are steadily declining but have not yet warranted upgrading its status from Least Concern. Source: Wikipedia
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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Aquila
Scientific:
Aquila africana
Classification
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Aquila
Scientific:
Aquila africana
Original description
Citation:
(Cassin, J 1865)
Reference:
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia
17 p.4
Protonym:
Limnaetus africanus
Type locality:
Ogabi River, Gaboon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17711#page/12/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
51FD3E3C2D57F1B6
Avibase ID:
avibase-51FD3E3C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/51FD3E3C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824018
Geographic range:
- Aquila africana: humid forest of western and central Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila de Cassin
Czech:
orel africký
Danish:
Skovhøgeørn
German:
Schwarzachseladler
Spanish:
Águila congoleña
Spanish (Spain):
Águila Congoleña
Finnish:
afrikanjalokotka
French:
Aigle de Cassin
Croatian:
bjeloprsi orao
Hungarian:
Cassin-vitézsas
Italian:
Aquilastore di Cassin
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakumataka
Japanese:
アフリカクマタカ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis peslinis erelis
Dutch:
Cassins Kuifarend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kongoørn
Norwegian:
Kongoørn
Polish:
orzeł białobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Águia-africana
Portuguese (Portugal):
águia-africana
Russian:
Длиннохвостый орёл
Slovak:
orol pláštikatý
Serbian:
Kasinov jastrebasti orao
Swedish:
Cassins örn
Ukrainian:
Орел-чубань африканський
Chinese:
非洲鹰雕
Chinese (Traditional):
叫鷹鵰〔卡辛氏鷹鵰〕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Avilist 2025: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africanus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigle de Cassin ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigle de Cassin ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements, version 2021: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2022: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2023: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2024: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2015: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2016: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2017: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2018: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Clements, version 2019: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 1.50: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 1.52: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 1.53: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 1.54: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 1.55: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2015: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2016: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2017: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2018: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2019: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2021: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2022: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2023: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| eBird version 2024: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cassin's Hawk Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Aquila africana) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Spizaetus africanus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cassinaëtus africanus |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Spizaetus africanus |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spizaetus africanus |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila africana |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Àguila de Cassin
Czech: Orel africký
Danish: Skovhøgeørn
German: Schwarzachseladler
English: Cassin's Hawk Eagle, Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
English, HBW: Cassin's Hawk-eagle
English (IOC): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
English (Kenya): Cassin's Hawk Eagle
English (United States): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Spanish: Águila Azor del Congo, Águila congoleña, Aguila-azor Congoleńa, Aguila-azor Congoleña, Águila-azor Congoleña
Spanish (Spain): Águila Congoleña
Spanish (HBW): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Estonian: kongo kotkas
Finnish: Afrikanjalokotka
French: Aigle de Cassin, Aigle-autour africain, Aigle-autour de Cassin, Spizaète de Cassin
Croatian: bjeloprsi orao
Hungarian: Cassin-vitézsas
Italian: Aquilastore di Cassin, Spizaeto di Cassin
Japanese (romaji): afurikakumataka
Japanese: アフリカクマタカ
Scientific: Aquila africana, Aquila africanus, Cassinaetus africanus, Cassinaëtus africanus, Limnaetus africanus, Spizaetus africanus, Spizaetus batesi
Lithuanian: Afrikinis peslinis erelis
Dutch: Cassin-kuifarend, Cassins Kuifarend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kongoørn
Norwegian: Kongoørn, Kongoskogørn
Polish: orzeł białobrzuchy, wojownik bialobrzuchy, wojownik białobrzuchy
Portuguese: Águia-africana
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-africana
Russian: Воинственный хохлатый орёл, Длиннохвостый орёл
Slovak: orol pláštikatý
Serbian: Kasinov jastrebasti orao
Swedish: Cassins örn, Cassins tofsörn
Turkish: Cassin atmaca kartalı
Tatar: озын койрыклы каракош
Ukrainian: Орел-чубань африканський
Chinese: 非洲鹰雕
Chinese (Traditional): 叫鷹鵰〔卡辛氏鷹鵰〕
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