Hieraaetus
Translingual
Circaetus gallicus in flight.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱεραξ (hierax, “hawk”) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] (also ἱέραξ (hiérax, “hawk”)) + Ancient Greek ἀετός (aetós) "eagle"
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Aquilinae - subfamily
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
- “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 9 May 2016, archived from the original on 3 February 2017
- Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names in Google Books
- A Field Guide to Hawks of North America in Google Books
- Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide in Google Books
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