ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) Description
Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique /. A Paris :Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire ...,7, 1799-1808. biodiversitylibrary.org
Date 28 March 2013, 10:58
Source Biodiversity Heritage Library, http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41412278
Author Francois Levaillant
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Histoire_naturelle_des_oiseaux_d%27Afrique_(8597075147).jpg
The ornate hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) is a bird of prey from the tropical Americas. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. This species is notable for its vivid colors, which differ markedly between adult and immature birds.
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Spizaetus
Species: Spizaetus ornatus (Daudin, 1800)
