The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. This very large but fairly lanky eagle has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail, with very elongated, strong beak and quite powerful feet. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide. Genetic research has clearly indicated that the wedge-tailed eagle is fairly closely-related to other, generally quite large members of the Aquila genus. A large brown-to-black bird of prey, it has a maximum reported wingspan of 2.84 m and a length of up to 1.06 m. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of its native continent’s most generalized birds of prey. They reside in most habitats present in Australia, ranging from desert and semi-desert to plains to mountainous areas to forest, even sometimes tropical rainforests. Preferred habitats, however, tend towards those that have a fairly varied topography including rocky areas, some open terrain and native woodlots such as Eucalyptus stands. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Vultur audax
Type locality:
New South Wales.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/8/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
5E574D70AC136CC1
Avibase ID:
avibase-5E574D70
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5E574D70
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175410
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigle d'Australie ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigle d'Australie ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Aquila audax [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Uroaëtus audax [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Aquila audax [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Wedge-tailed Eagle ( Aquila audax) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila audax [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Aquila audax [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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