Pygmy Eagle Hieraaetus weiskei Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Stephen Debus, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.1 — Published November 13, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Папуаски малък орел |
| Catalan | àguila de Weiske |
| Croatian | papuanski orao |
| Czech | orel novoguinejský |
| Dutch | Papoeadwergarend |
| English | Pygmy Eagle |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Eagle |
| Estonian | paapua kääbuskotkas |
| Finnish | uudenguineanpikkukotka |
| French | Aigle de Weiske |
| French (Canada) | Aigle de Weiske |
| German | Papuazwergadler |
| Indonesian | Elang kecil |
| Japanese | コビトクマタカ |
| Norwegian | pygméørn |
| Polish | orzełek nowogwinejski |
| Russian | Новогвинейский орёл-карлик |
| Serbian | Novogvinejski mali orao |
| Slovak | orol novoguinejský |
| Slovenian | Pritlikavi orel |
| Spanish | Águila Papú |
| Spanish (Spain) | Águila papú |
| Swedish | pygméörn |
| Turkish | Yeni Gine Küçük Kartalı |
| Ukrainian | Орел-карлик новогвінейський |
Revision Notes
Stephen Debus updated the Field Identification and Similar Species sections. Stephen Debus and Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Hieraaetus weiskei (Reichenow, 1900)
PROTONYM:
Eutolmaetus weiskei
Reichenow, 1900. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 8, p.185.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Astrolabe Mountains, New Guinea; altitude 3,000 feet.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- HIERAAETUS
- weiskei
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Pygmy Eagle
