Stephanoaetus
Genus of birds
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Stephanoaetus is a genus of very large birds of prey from Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Only one of the two known species is extant.
| Stephanoaetus Temporal range: Holocene | |
|---|---|
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| Crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Aquilinae |
| Genus: | Stephanoaetus W.L. Sclater, 1922 |
| Type species | |
| Falco coronatus[1] Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
Species
- Crowned eagle or crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus).
- † Malagasy crowned eagle or Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery).[2]
