Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) - HBW 2, p. 199

French: Aigle nain German: Kaninchenadler Spanish: Aguililla Australiana

Taxonomy: Aquila morphnoïdes Gould, 1841, Hunter River, New South Wales.
Genus sometimes merged with Aquila, but kept separate by most modern authorities. Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • weiskei (Reichenow, 1900) - New Guinea.
  • morphnoides (Gould, 1841) - Australia.