Malagasy crowned eagle
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The Malagasy crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery),[1] also known as the Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle, is an extinct large bird of prey endemic to Madagascar.
Quick Facts Malagasy crowned eagle Temporal range: Holocene, Conservation status ...
Malagasy crowned eagle Temporal range: Holocene | |
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Extinct (1500) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Stephanoaetus |
Species: | †S. mahery |
Binomial name | |
†Stephanoaetus mahery Goodman, 1994 | |
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It has been proposed that this bird, combined with elephant bird eggs, were the source of sightings of the mythical Roc.[2]