Knowledge (XXG)

Gurney's eagle

Source 📝

366: 298: 25: 309:. It is mainly dark brown to black, with paler undersides to its flight feathers and a rounded tail. Its body length is 74–86 cm (29–34 in) with a wingspan of between 1.65 and 1.9 m (5 ft 5 in and 6 ft 3 in). Females are larger than males. One immature female weighed 3.06 kg (6.7 lb). Males are estimated to weigh about 2.21 kg (4.9 lb) in this species. Its wings are held level when gliding. It feeds on 137: 112: 93: 332:
Juveniles have brown scapular feathers, wing coverts, and back, mottled with gray and buff. The black tail is faintly barred, and the head and underparts are light brown fading into a cream-colored belly and legs.
365: 735: 841: 774: 341:
Gurney's eagle is found from the Moluccas to Irian Jaya and most of New Guinea, from sea level to 1500 meters above sea level. It has been recorded from
871: 373:
Gurney's eagle occurs at low population densities and is likely to be declining slowly through habitat loss and degradation. It is considered to be
709: 748: 297: 484: 861: 856: 46: 550: 536: 463: 68: 866: 753: 39: 33: 779: 50: 136: 846: 647: 561: 626: 458:"Raptors of the World" by Ferguson-Lees, Christie, Franklin, Mead & Burton. Houghton Mifflin (2001), 231: 422: 696: 639: 608: 599: 101: 247: 131: 740: 787: 766: 670: 546: 532: 480: 459: 286: 792: 417: 285:
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British banker and amateur ornithologist
652: 851: 374: 188: 116: 399: 613: 835: 761: 408: 350: 342: 208: 121: 198: 675: 662: 357:
bird list. it inhabits a wide range of habitats from sea level to the snow line.
818: 805: 722: 593: 305:
This eagle is a fairly large species, though mid-sized as a member of the genus
92: 813: 271: 584: 501:
The booted eagles (Aves: Accipitridae): perspectives in evolutionary biology
354: 279: 148: 578: 275: 168: 714: 634: 318: 621: 314: 310: 158: 727: 688: 555: 503:. University of London, University College London (United Kingdom). 446:
Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds
800: 683: 378: 364: 346: 267: 701: 326: 322: 178: 559: 18: 521: 529:
The Birds of Papua New Guinea, Vol. 1, Non-Passerines.
568: 516:BirdLife International (2006). Species factsheet: 423:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696056A93541423.en 8: 270:in the family Accipitridae. It is found in 556: 110: 91: 82: 421: 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 448:. London: Christopher Helm. p. 153. 296: 32:This article includes a list of general 390: 444:Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). 842:IUCN Red List near threatened species 545:Steve Parish Publishing: Queensland. 301:Gurney's eagle, immature or subadult. 7: 409:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 475:Dunning, John B. Jr., ed. (2008). 369:Skin of a juvenile Gurney's eagle. 278:, and is an occasional vagrant to 38:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 477:CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses 872:Taxa named by George Robert Gray 543:Field Guide to Australian Birds. 135: 23: 398:BirdLife International (2016). 1: 531:Dove: Alderley, Queensland. 862:Birds of prey of New Guinea 857:Birds of the Maluku Islands 479:(2nd ed.). CRC Press. 888: 541:Morcombe, Michael (2000). 353:, thus putting it on the 349:islands in north-western 237: 230: 132:Scientific classification 130: 108: 99: 90: 85: 416:: e.T22696056A93541423. 867:Birds described in 1860 522:http://www.birdlife.org 53:more precise citations. 370: 302: 527:Coates, B.J. (1985). 499:Parry, S. J. (2001). 368: 300: 102:Conservation status 86:Gurney's eagle 520:. Downloaded from 371: 303: 829: 828: 788:Open Tree of Life 562:Taxon identifiers 486:978-1-4200-6444-5 377:and is listed on 337:Range and habitat 287:John Henry Gurney 255: 254: 125: 79: 78: 71: 879: 822: 821: 809: 808: 796: 795: 783: 782: 770: 769: 757: 756: 744: 743: 731: 730: 718: 717: 705: 704: 692: 691: 679: 678: 666: 665: 656: 655: 643: 642: 640:22A50A540577425B 630: 629: 617: 616: 604: 603: 602: 589: 588: 587: 557: 504: 497: 491: 490: 472: 466: 456: 450: 449: 441: 435: 434: 432: 430: 425: 395: 243: 140: 139: 119: 114: 113: 95: 83: 74: 67: 63: 60: 54: 49:this article by 40:inline citations 27: 26: 19: 887: 886: 882: 881: 880: 878: 877: 876: 832: 831: 830: 825: 817: 812: 804: 799: 791: 786: 778: 773: 765: 760: 752: 747: 739: 734: 726: 721: 713: 708: 700: 695: 687: 682: 674: 669: 661: 659: 651: 646: 638: 633: 625: 620: 612: 607: 598: 597: 592: 583: 582: 577: 564: 513: 508: 507: 498: 494: 487: 474: 473: 469: 457: 453: 443: 442: 438: 428: 426: 397: 396: 392: 387: 375:Near Threatened 363: 339: 295: 251: 245: 239: 226: 223:A. gurneyi 189:Accipitriformes 134: 126: 117:Near Threatened 115: 111: 104: 75: 64: 58: 55: 45:Please help to 44: 28: 24: 17: 16:Species of bird 12: 11: 5: 885: 883: 875: 874: 869: 864: 859: 854: 849: 847:Aquila (genus) 844: 834: 833: 827: 826: 824: 823: 819:Aquila-gurneyi 810: 797: 784: 771: 758: 745: 732: 719: 706: 693: 680: 667: 657: 644: 631: 627:aquila-gurneyi 618: 614:Aquila_gurneyi 605: 600:Aquila gurneyi 590: 574: 572: 570:Aquila gurneyi 566: 565: 560: 554: 553: 539: 525: 518:Aquila gurneyi 512: 509: 506: 505: 492: 485: 467: 451: 436: 402:Aquila gurneyi 389: 388: 386: 383: 362: 359: 338: 335: 294: 291: 263:Aquila gurneyi 258:Gurney's eagle 253: 252: 246: 241:Aquila gurneyi 235: 234: 228: 227: 220: 218: 214: 213: 206: 202: 201: 196: 192: 191: 186: 182: 181: 176: 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 146: 142: 141: 128: 127: 109: 106: 105: 100: 97: 96: 88: 87: 77: 76: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 884: 873: 870: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 853: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 839: 837: 820: 815: 811: 807: 802: 798: 794: 789: 785: 781: 776: 772: 768: 763: 759: 755: 750: 746: 742: 737: 733: 729: 724: 720: 716: 711: 707: 703: 698: 694: 690: 685: 681: 677: 672: 668: 664: 658: 654: 649: 645: 641: 636: 632: 628: 623: 619: 615: 610: 606: 601: 595: 591: 586: 580: 576: 575: 573: 571: 567: 563: 558: 552: 551:1-876282-10-X 548: 544: 540: 538: 537:0-9590257-0-7 534: 530: 526: 523: 519: 515: 514: 510: 502: 496: 493: 488: 482: 478: 471: 468: 465: 464:0-618-12762-3 461: 455: 452: 447: 440: 437: 424: 419: 415: 411: 410: 405: 403: 394: 391: 384: 382: 381:Appendix II. 380: 376: 367: 360: 358: 356: 352: 351:Torres Strait 348: 344: 336: 334: 330: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 299: 292: 290: 289:(1819–1890). 288: 283: 281: 277: 273: 269: 266:) is a large 265: 264: 259: 249: 244: 242: 236: 233: 232:Binomial name 229: 225: 224: 219: 216: 215: 212: 211: 207: 204: 203: 200: 197: 194: 193: 190: 187: 184: 183: 180: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 160: 157: 154: 153: 150: 147: 144: 143: 138: 133: 129: 123: 118: 107: 103: 98: 94: 89: 84: 81: 73: 70: 62: 52: 48: 42: 41: 35: 30: 21: 20: 569: 542: 528: 524:on 9/12/2006 517: 500: 495: 476: 470: 454: 445: 439: 427:. Retrieved 413: 407: 401: 393: 372: 361:Conservation 340: 331: 306: 304: 284: 262: 261: 257: 256: 240: 238: 222: 221: 209: 199:Accipitridae 80: 65: 56: 37: 723:iNaturalist 594:Wikispecies 511:Works cited 429:12 November 293:Description 51:introducing 836:Categories 814:Xeno-canto 385:References 355:Australian 272:New Guinea 34:references 313:(such as 280:Australia 217:Species: 155:Kingdom: 149:Eukaryota 59:July 2007 801:Species+ 767:22696056 741:11439854 653:22696056 648:BirdLife 579:Wikidata 319:reptiles 315:cuscuses 276:Wallacea 248:Gray, GR 195:Family: 169:Chordata 165:Phylum: 159:Animalia 145:Domain: 122:IUCN 3.1 715:5229189 702:1048434 689:gureag1 663:gureag1 635:Avibase 585:Q593442 311:mammals 205:Genus: 185:Order: 175:Class: 120: ( 47:improve 852:Eagles 793:624767 780:321090 754:175412 622:ARKive 549:  535:  483:  462:  343:Saibai 325:, and 307:Aquila 250:, 1861 210:Aquila 36:, but 736:IRMNG 684:eBird 660:BOW: 379:CITES 347:Boigu 327:birds 268:eagle 806:3461 775:NCBI 762:IUCN 749:ITIS 728:5070 710:GBIF 676:FZLS 547:ISBN 533:ISBN 481:ISBN 460:ISBN 431:2021 414:2016 345:and 323:fish 274:and 179:Aves 697:EoL 671:CoL 609:ADW 418:doi 317:), 838:: 816:: 803:: 790:: 777:: 764:: 751:: 738:: 725:: 712:: 699:: 686:: 673:: 650:: 637:: 624:: 611:: 596:: 581:: 412:. 406:. 329:. 321:, 282:. 489:. 433:. 420:: 404:" 400:" 260:( 124:) 72:) 66:( 61:) 57:( 43:.

Index

references
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message

Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
Edit this classification
Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Accipitriformes
Accipitridae
Aquila
Binomial name
Gray, GR
eagle
New Guinea
Wallacea
Australia
John Henry Gurney

mammals
cuscuses
reptiles
fish

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.