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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".

  • Bonelli's Eagle

    Bonelli's eagle 
    (Đại bàng má trắng, Aquila fasciata)

    Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata) is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

    This species breeds from southern Europe, Africa and across the Indian Subcontinent to Indonesia. 
    In Eurasia, this species may be found as far west as Portugal and as far east as southeastern China and Thailand.

    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".
    The specific name fasciata comes from the Late Latin word "fascia", meaning "band" or "stripe".

  • 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. 

  • Short-toed Snake-Eagle

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

    The short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
    This bird species is found throughout the Mediterranean basin, into Russia and the Middle East, and parts of Western Asia, and in the Indian Subcontinent and also further east in some Indonesian islands.

    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". 
    The specific gallicus means "of Gallia" or Gaul for France.

  • 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)