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Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

Wahlberg's eagle is a bird of prey that is native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is a seasonal migrant in the woodlands and savannas. It is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan August Wahlberg. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Hieraaetus
Scientific:
  Hieraaetus wahlbergi


Original description

Citation:
  (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.109

Protonym:
  Aquila Wahlbergi

Type locality:
  'in Caffraria superiori, prope 25° lat.' Type from Mohapvani, Botswana.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/119/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  535F3C994BB4A618

Avibase ID:
  avibase-535F3C99

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/535F3C99


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824062

Geographic range:

  • Hieraaetus wahlbergi: savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
English:
Wahlberg's Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila de Wahlberg
Czech:
orel Wahlbergův
Danish:
Savanneørn
German:
Silberadler
Spanish:
Águila de Wahlberg
Spanish (Spain):
Águila de Wahlberg
Finnish:
sirokotka
French:
Aigle de Wahlberg
Croatian:
smeđi orao
Hungarian:
Wahlberg-sas
Italian:
Aquila di Wahlberg
Japanese (romaji):
himeinuwashi
Japanese:
ヒメイヌワシ
Lithuanian:
Sidabrinis erelis
Dutch:
Wahlbergs Arend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bantuørn
Norwegian:
Bantuørn
Polish:
orzełek afrykański
Portuguese:
águia-de-wahlberg
Portuguese (Portugal):
Águia-de-wahlberg
Russian:
Серебристый орёл-карлик
Slovak:
orol savanový
Serbian:
Valbergov orao
Swedish:
Wahlbergs örn
Ukrainian:
орел-карлик білоголовий
Chinese:
细嘴雕
Chinese (Traditional):
細嘴鵰


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Aigle de Wahlberg ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Aigle de Wahlberg ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Clements 1st edition:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Clements, version 2021:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Clements 3rd edition:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Clements 4th edition:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Hieraaetus wahlbergi)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Aquila wahlbergi
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Aquila wahlbergi
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Aquila wahlbergi
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Wahlberg's Eagle ( Aquila wahlbergi)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bruinarend, Bruinarend (Wahlbergarend)
Belarusian: Серабрысты арол
Bulgarian: Орел на Уолбърг
Catalan: Àguila de Wahlberg
Czech: Orel Wahlberguv, orel Wahlbergův
Welsh: Gwalcheryr Wahlberg
Danish: Savanneørn
German: Silberadler, Wahlbergadler, Wahlberg-Adler, Wahlbergs Adler
English: Wahlberg's Eagle
English, HBW: Wahlberg's Eagle
English (IOC): Wahlberg's Eagle
English (Kenya): Wahlberg's Eagle
English (United States): Wahlberg's Eagle
Esperanto: Arĝentaglo
Spanish: Aguila de Wahlberg, Águila de Wahlberg
Spanish (Spain): Águila de Wahlberg
Spanish (HBW): Águila de Wahlberg
Estonian: väikekotkas
Finnish: Madagaskarinkotka, Sirokotka
French: Aigle de Wahlberg
Irish: Iolar airgid
Galician: Aguia de Wahlberg
Hebrew: עיט בינוני
Croatian: smeđi orao
Hungarian: Wahlberg-sas
Italian: Aquila di Wahlberg
Japanese (romaji): himeinuwashi
Japanese: ヒメイヌワシ
Kwangali: Ekangakodi
Scientific: Aquila wahlbergi, Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Lithuanian: Sidabrinis erelis
Latvian: Sudrabotais ērglis
Dutch: Wahlberg-arend, Wahlbergs Arend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bantuørn
Norwegian: Bantuørn
Polish: orzel afrykanski, orzeł afrykański, orzełek afrykański
Portuguese: Águia de Wahlberg, Águia-de-wahlberg
Portuguese (Portugal): Águia-de-wahlberg
Rhaeto-Romance: Evla da Wahlberg
Russian: Орёл Вальберга, серебристый орёл, Серебристый орёл-карлик
Slovak: orol savanový
Shona: Gondo
Serbian: Valbergov orao
Swedish: Wahlbergs örn
Swahili: Tai Msafiri
Tswana: Ntsu
Turkish: Wahlberg kartalı, Wahlberg küçük kartalı
Tsonga: Ghama
Tatar: көмеш каракош
Ukrainian: Орел білоголовий, орел-карлик білоголовий
Chinese: 细嘴雕
Chinese (Traditional): 細嘴鵰

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