Black eagle
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This article is about the south and southeast Asian bird. For the African and middle-eastern bird, see Verreaux's eagle. For other uses, see Black eagle (disambiguation).
The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. They soar over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeastern China. They hunt mammals and birds, particularly at their nests. They are easily identified by their widely splayed and long primary "fingers", the characteristic silhouette, slow flight and yellow ceres and legs that contrast with their dark feathers.
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Black eagle | |
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The wing tip reaches the tail at rest (ssp. perniger) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Ictinaetus Blyth, 1843 |
Species: | I. malaiensis |
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Ictinaetus malaiensis (Temminck, 1822) | |
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