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3D scan of skeleton. Aquila is the genus of true eagles.The genus name is Latin for "eagle", possibly derived from aquilus, "dark in colour". [1] It is often united with the sea eagles, buteos, and other more heavyset Accipitridae, but more recently they appear to be less distinct from the slenderer accipitrine hawks than previously believed.
Aquila, a genus of birds including some eagles; Aquila (constellation), the astronomical constellation, the Eagle Aquila, a Roman military standard; Aquila, Inc., a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Aquila is a constellation on the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for ' eagle ' and it represents the bird that carried Zeus/Jupiter's thunderbolts in Greek-Roman mythology . Its brightest star, Altair , is one vertex of the Summer Triangle asterism .
An aquila (Classical Latin: [ˈakᶣɪla]; lit. ' eagle ' ) was a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome , especially as the standard of a Roman legion . A legionary known as an aquilifer , the "eagle-bearer", carried this standard.
Aquila Chase (17th century), early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family; Aquila Emil (died 2011), Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer; Aquila Berlas Kiani (1921–2012), Pakistani scholar; Frank Aquila, a Manitoba judge; Frank J. Aquila (born 1957), American lawyer
Name B F G. Var HD HIP RA Dec vis. mag. abs. mag. Dist. () Sp. class Notes Altair: α: 53: 86: 187642: 97649: 19 h 50 m 46.68 s +08° 52′ 02.6″ 0.76: 2.20: 17 ...
Where Aquila eagles are absent, other eagles, such as the buteonine black-chested buzzard-eagle of South America, may assume the position of top raptorial predator in open areas. Many other eagles, including the species-rich genus Spizaetus , live predominantly in woodlands and forests.
Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii) is a large, mostly African, bird of prey. It is also called the black eagle , especially in southern Africa , not to be confused with the black eagle ( Ictinaetus malayensis ) of south and southeast Asia. [ 2 ]