Martial Eagle
Polemaetus bellicosus - Aigle martial
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Polemaetus
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Species:
bellicosus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 86 cm
- Wingspan: 212 à 260 cm.
- Weight: 3000 à 6200 g
Longevity
14 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Aigle martial,
- Águila marcial,
- águia-marcial,
- Kampfadler,
- vitézsas,
- Vechtarend,
- Aquila marziale,
- stridsörn,
- Kampørn,
- orol bojovný,
- orel bojovný,
- Kampørn,
- gasellikotka,
- Breëkoparend,
- àguila marcial,
- wojownik zbrojny,
- Боевой орёл,
- ゴマバラワシ,
- 猛雕,
- 猛鵰,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
Sources of information
- BirdLife International, BirdLife International
- Encyclopedia of life,
- Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
- Birds of Africa South of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan
- Vol. 2 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot--Jordi Sargatal
- The kiler birds of Kruger, Brett Hilton-Barber Lou Arthur
- ARKive, Christopher Parsons
- wildlife Extra,
- IOC World Bird List (v13.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Aegotheliformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Nyctibiiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podargiformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Steatornithiformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes