Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Ayres's Hawk-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Ayres's Hawk-Eagle is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

MORPHOMETRICS AND STATUS OF AYRES'S HAWK-EAGLE IN ZIMBABWE RONALD R. HARTLEY, PETER J. MUNDY Journal of Raptor Research: 37(1): March 2003: 44-54. We recorded information on plumage, molt, body mass, and morphology for 28 Ayres's Hawk-Eagles ( Hieraaetus ayresii ); 17 were trapped or injured in Zimbabwe between 1981-2002, the other 11 were museum specimens. Juvenile and adult birds had variable plumage coloration. More

Ayres's Hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Hieraaetus ayresii. More

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle, an eagle which evidently feeds upon a wide range of smaller birds, remained such a rarity. In Volume One of The Birds of Africa, the definitive African Handbook which he initiated and upon which he was lead author until his untimely death, Leslie Brown described Ayres's eagle thus: "Little known outside the breeding season... seldom seen, usually suddenly, flying briefly near forest, over dense woodland along rivers, or on isolated mountain tops... More

picture of the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle on page 496. The Ayres's Hawk-Eagle belongs to the family of birds classified as Accipitridae. In the previous edition of Roberts (ie 6th edition) the Ayres's Hawk-Eagle was called the Ayres' Eagle. The Robert's 7 Latin name for Ayres's Hawk-Eagle has changed from Hieraaetus ayresii in Robert's 6 to Aquila ayresii. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More