Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Ayres' Hawk-eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) - HBW 2, p. 200

French: Aigle d'Ayres German: Fleckenadler Spanish: Aguila azor de Ayres
Other common names: Ayres's Eagle

Taxonomy: Spizaëtus ayresii Gurney, 1862, Natal, South Africa.
May form superspecies with H. pennatus, and possibly even H. morphnoides. Until recently, frequently called H. dubius, but this name apparently refers to H. pennatus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Sierra Leone E to Ethiopia and Somalia, then S to N Namibia, N Botswana and NE South Africa.