Natural History

Aquilinae

The Aquilinae are a subfamily of eagles of the family Accipitridae. The general common name used for members of this subfamily is "booted eagle", although this is also the common name of a member of the subfamily, or "true eagle", though this term can more narrowly be applied to the genus Aquila. At one point, this subfamily was considered inclusive with the Buteoninae (commonly known as buzzards or buteonine hawks) based probably on some shared morphological characteristics. However, research on the DNA of the booted eagles has shown that they are a monophyletic group that probably have had millions of years of separation from other extant forms of accipitrid.

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See also

• ▸Deserts of Australia
• ▸1751
• ▸Clipperton Island

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