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The African hawk-eagle is powerfully built and hunts small to medium-sized mammals and birds predominantly, occasionally taking reptiles and other prey as well. [4] The call is a shrill kluu-kluu-kluu. [5] The African hawk-eagle is considered a fairly stable species and a species of Least Concern per the IUCN. [1]
The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus), is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa, it is restricted to more easterly areas. [2] Its preferred habitats are principally riparian woodlands and various forests. [2]
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Ayres's hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii; Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax; Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis (A) Imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca (A) Cassin's hawk-eagle, Aquila africana; African hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogaster; Lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus; Dark chanting-goshawk, Melierax metabates; Gabar goshawk, Micronisus gabar
Ayres's hawk-eagle, Hieraaetus ayresii; Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax; Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis (A) Cassin's hawk-eagle, Aquila africana; Verreaux's eagle, Aquila verreauxii (A) African hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogaster; Lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus; Dark chanting-goshawk, Melierax metabates (A) Gabar goshawk, Micronisus gabar
More surprisingly, the smaller, much paler-bellied species pair Bonelli's eagle (A. fasciatus) and African hawk-eagle (A. spilogaster), previously included in the genus Hieraaetus, have been revealed to be genetically much closer to the Verreaux's and golden eagle lineage than to other species traditionally included in the genus Aquila. [4] [5] [2]