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Stephanoaetus

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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.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderAccipitriformes
  5. FamilyAccipitridae
Observations recorded28,703

Stephanoaetus es un género de grandes aves de presa pertenecientes a la familia Accipitridae, conocidas como águilas coronadas, del África subsahariana y Madagascar. Solo una de las dos especies conocidas permanece hasta la actualidad.

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Accipitridae
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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.

==Species== Crowned eagle or crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus). † Malagasy crowned eagle or Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery).

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