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Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Aquila
Scientific: Aquila africana
Citation: (Cassin, 1865)
Reference: Proc.Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia 17 p.4
Protonym: Limnaetus africanus
Avibase ID: 51FD3E3C2D57F1B6
Short link: https://avibase.ca/51FD3E3C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824018
Geographic range:
Aquila africana : Humid forests of w and central Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Czech: orel africký
German: Schwarzachseladler
Danish: Skovhøgeørn
Spanish: Águila congoleña
Finnish: afrikanjalokotka
French: Aigle de Cassin
Italian: Aquilastore di Cassin
Japanese: afurikakumataka
Japanese: アフリカクマタカ
Dutch: Cassins Kuifarend
Norwegian: Kongoskogørn
Polish: wojownik bialobrzuchy
Portuguese: Águia-africana
Russian: Воинственный хохлатый орёл
Slovak: orol pláštikatý
Swedish: Cassins örn
Chinese: 非洲鹰雕
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. 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 )
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 )
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 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 )
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 )
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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cassin's Hawk-eagle ( Aquila africana )
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 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 )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus )
James Lee Peters: Spizaetus africanus
James Lee Peters (original): Cassinaëtus africanus
James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996): Cassin's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus africanus )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spizaetus africanus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila africana
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Àguila de CassinCzech: Orel africkýDanish: SkovhøgeørnGerman: SchwarzachseladlerEnglish: Cassin's Hawk Eagle, Cassin's Hawk-EagleEnglish (IOC): Cassin's Hawk-EagleEnglish (Kenya): Cassin's Hawk EagleSpanish: Águila Azor del Congo, Águila congoleña, Aguila-azor Congoleńa, Aguila-azor Congoleña, Águila-azor CongoleñaSpanish (Spain): Águila CongoleñaSpanish (HBW): Cassin's Hawk-EagleEstonian: kongo kotkasFinnish: AfrikanjalokotkaFrench: Aigle de Cassin, Aigle-autour africain, Aigle-autour de Cassin, Spizaète de CassinHungarian: Cassin-vitézsasItalian: Aquilastore di Cassin, Spizaeto di CassinJapanese: afurikakumatakaJapanese: アフリカクマタカLatin: Aquila africana, Aquila africanus, Cassinaetus africanus, Cassinaëtus africanus, Limnaetus africanus, Spizaetus africanusLithuanian: Afrikinis peslinis erelisDutch: Cassin-kuifarend, Cassins KuifarendNorwegian Nynorsk: KongoørnNorwegian: Kongoørn, KongoskogørnPolish: orzeł białobrzuchy, wojownik bialobrzuchy, wojownik białobrzuchyPortuguese: Águia-africanaRussian: Воинственный хохлатый орёлSlovak: orol pláštikatýSerbian: Kasinov jastrebasti oraoSwedish: Cassins örn, Cassins tofsörnUkrainian: Орел-чубань африканськийChinese: 非洲鹰雕Chinese (Traditional): 叫鷹鵰〔卡辛氏鷹鵰〕