Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Keizerarend
Common Names in English:
Asian Imperial Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Spanish Imperial Eagle
Common Names in French:
Aigle Ibérique *, Aigle Impérial
Common Names in German:
Kaiseradler, Spanischer Kaiseradler
Common Names in Hebrew:
עיט שמש
Common Names in Italian:
Aquila Imperiale
Common Names in Japanese:
カタシロワシ
Common Names in Russian:
Mogilnik, Могильник
Common Names in Spanish:
Águila Imperial, Aguila Imperial Ibérica, Aguila Imperial Oriental
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
()
- Seebohm, 1890
- Order:
Falconiformes
()
- Sharpe, 1874
- Suborder:
Accipitres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Infraorder:
Falconides
()
- Sharpe, 1874
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
()
- Superfamily:
Accipitroidea
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Family:
Accipitridae
()
- Vieillot, 1816
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
()
- Genus:
Aquila
()
- Brisson, 1760
- Specific name:
heliaca
- Subspecies:
heliaca
- Scientific name: - Aquila heliaca heliaca Gray, 1844
- Subspecies:
heliaca
- Specific name:
heliaca
- Genus:
Aquila
(
- Subfamily:
Accipitrinae
(
- Family:
Accipitridae
(
- Superfamily:
Accipitroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Accipitrida
(
- Infraorder:
Falconides
(
- Suborder:
Accipitres
(
- Order:
Falconiformes
(
- Superorder:
Falconimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Aquila
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. adalberti (Spanish Imperial Eagle) · A. africanus (Cassin's Hawk Eagle) · A. audax (Wedge-Tailed Eagle) · A. audax audax (Wedge-Tailed Eagle) · A. chrysaetos (White-Tailed Eagle) · A. chrysaetos canadensis (Golden Eagle) · A. chrysaetos chrysaetos (Golden Eagle) · A. clanga (Greater Spotted Eagle) · A. fasciatus (Bonelli's Eagle) · A. gurneyi (Gurney's Eagle) · A. hastata (Indian Spotted Eagle) · A. heliaca (Eastern Imperial Eagle) · A. heliaca adalberti (Spanish Imperial Eagle) · A. heliaca heliaca (Eastern Imperial Eagle) · A. nipalensis (Steppe Eagle) · A. nipalensis nipalensis (Steppe Eagle) · A. pennata (Scaleless Dragonfish) · A. pomarina (Lesser Spotted Eagle) · A. pomarina pomarina (Lesser Spotted Eagle) · A. rapax (African Tawny-Eagle) · A. rapax rapax (African Tawny-Eagle) · A. verreauxii (Verreauxs Eagle) · A. wahlbergi (Wahlberg's Eagle)
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Further Reading
- A synoptical list of the Accipitres (diurnal birds of prey): comprising species and subspecies, with their characters and distribution / by H. Kirke Swann. London: J. Wheldon, 1919- url p. 65.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 254, p. 380.
- Guide to the birds of Europe and North Africa. With a biographical memoir by William Eagle Clarke. London, Gurney and Jackson, 1923. url p. 186.
- The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay: The Society, url p. 421.
- Types of birds in the Tring Museum. n. p., 1922? url .
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 592498
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202236
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13884820
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202236
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 412440
