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Eagle

  • Aegypius

    Aegypius is a genus of Old World vultures found in the subfamily Gypinae. Of the three species in the genus, only the cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) is extant.

    1/ Cinereous vulture (Đại bàng đầu trọc, Aegypius monachus)

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name Aegypius is a Greek word (αἰγυπιός) for 'vulture', or a bird not unlike one; Aelian describes the aegypius as "halfway between a vulture (gyps) and an eagle".

  • Aquila

    Aquila is the genus of true eagles. 

    1/ Eastern imperial eagle (Đại bàng đầu nâu, Aquila heliaca)
    2/ Steppe eagle (Đại bàng hung, Aquila nipalensis) 
    3/ Tawny eagle (Đại bàng nâu, Aquila rapax) 
    4/ Bonelli's eagle (Đại bàng má trắng, Aquila fasciata)

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name Aquila is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour".

  • Butastur

    Butastur is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae.

    1/ Grey-faced buzzard (Diều Ấn độ, Butastur indicus)
    2/ Rufous-winged buzzard (Diều xám, Butastur liventer)

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name Butastur is a combination of the Latin words buteo (meaning "buzzard") and astur (meaning "a hawk"), referring to a genus of birds that share characteristics of both. The name was created by combining the existing genera Buteo and Astur to describe a type of hawk or buzzard.

  • Circaetus

    Circaetus, the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae.

    1/ Short-toed snake eagle (Diều ngón ngắn, Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name Circaetus is is from the Ancient Greek kirkos, a type of hawk, and aetos, "eagle". 

  • Clanga

    Clanga is a genus which contains the spotted eagles. 

    1/ Greater spotted eagle (Đại bàng đen, Clanga clanga), also called the spotted eagle
    Once thought to be a member of the genus Aquila, but was reclassified to a distinct genus, Clanga, along with the two other species of spotted eagle.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Ancient Greek klangos, "eagle".

  • Haliaeetus

    Haliaeetus is a genus of four species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Ichthyophaga.

    1/ Pallas's fish eagle (Đại bàng biển đuôi trắng, Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle

    Accipitriformes, Accipitridae:
    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    accipitrinus Latin accipitrinus hawk-like (accipiter: hawk).
    The genus name is from Latin haliaetus or haliaetos meaning "sea-eagle" or "osprey".

  • Icthyophaga

    Icthyophaga or Ichthyophaga is a genus of six species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Haliaeetus. Some taxonomic authorities place this genus within Haliaeetus.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    ichthyaetus: Greek: ikhthus fish; aetos eagle.
    Ichthyophaga Greek ikhthuophagos fish-eating (ikhthus: fish; -phagos -eating;  phagein to eat or "devour").

    1/ White-bellied sea eagle (Đại bàng biển bụng trắng, Icthyophaga leucogaster), also known as the white-breasted sea eagle
    Also Haliaeetus leucogaster.
    2/ Grey-headed fish eagle (Diều cá đầu xám, Icthyophaga ichthyaetus)
    3/ Lesser fish eagle (Diều cá bé, Icthyophaga humilis)

  • Ictinaetus

    Ictinaetus is a genus in the family Accipitridae. The genus has only one member the black eagle.

    accipiter: From Latin accipiter (“hawk”).
    Ictinaetus: From Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, “kite”) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

    1/ Black eagle (Đại bàng Ma Lai, Ictinaetus malaiensis)

  • Lophotriorchis

    Lophotriorchis is a genus of four species of eagles in the family Accipitridae.

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    Lophotriorchis (synonym Hieraaetus) Greek lophos crest; triorkhes: hawk.

    1/ Rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Đại bàng bụng hung, Lophotriorchis kienerii)

  • Pernis

    Pernis is a genus of birds in the family Accipitridae, subfamily Perninae whose members are commonly known as honey buzzards. 

    Accipitridae from Latin accipiter/accipitri- "hawk".
    The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek pernes, a term used by Aristotle for a bird of prey.

    1/ Crested honey buzzard (Diều ăn ong, Pernis ptilorhynchus), also known as the Oriental, Asiatic, or Eastern honey buzzard. 

  • Spilornis

    Spilornis is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. 

    Spilornis: from Greek spilos "spot"; ornis, ornithos "bird".
    cheela: Hindi name Cheel for a hawk or kite.

    1/ Crested serpent eagle (Diều hoa miến điện, Spilornis cheela)