Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Ayres' Hawk-Eagle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species: H. ayresii
Binomial name
Hieraaetus ayresii
Gurney, 1862

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Its name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.

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