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The ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a fairly large bird of prey from the tropical Americas. Formerly, some authorities referred to this species as the crested hawk-eagle, a name that may cause some confusion as it is more commonly used for an Asian eagle species. [3] Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.
Spizaetus is the typical hawk-eagle birds of prey genus found in the tropics of the Americas. It was however used to indicate a group of tropical eagles that included species occurring in southern and southeastern Asia and one representative of this genus in the rainforests of West Africa .
Wallace's hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Nisaetus nanus (Wallace, 1868) 81 Black hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus tyrannus (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1820) 82 Black-and-white hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816) 83 Ornate hawk-eagle: Accipitridae: Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800) 84 Black-and-chestnut eagle: Accipitridae ...
So-called "hawk-eagles" are forest dwelling booted eagle types largely represented by Spizaetus (in the neotropics) and Nisaetus (in Asia). Despite many similar features in the two main hawk-eagle genera, they apparently evolved separately for some time and are not closely related. [ 18 ]
The ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus), presumably a very close relative of S. melanoleucus, looks quite similar when young. However, the wings, back and tail are much lighter in young S. ornatus, and they do not have the black eye-ring. [3]
A baby red-tailed hawk, right, was plucked by bald eagle parents and is now sharing a nest in San Simeon with two eaglets, seen on May 21, 2024.
The video description says, "Allie Ladd captured this striking footage of some very vocal golden eagles in western Maine. The first he's seen this year, the raptors are hungry and won't hesitate ...
S. ornatus may refer to: Scotomanes ornatus, the harlequin bat, a vesper bat species; Sorex ornatus, the ornate shrew, a mammal species; Spizaetus ornatus, the ornate hawk-eagle, a bird of prey species; Stenocercus ornatus, is a species of lizard of the Tropiduridae family