Ayres' Hawk-Eagle | |
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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.