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  • steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
    eagle

    The hawk eagles (genera Spizastur, Spizaetus, Lophaetus, and Hieraaetus, subfamily Accipitrinae) are lightly built eagles that have fully feathered legs and large beaks and feet. They hunt all kinds of small animals. Members of the Spizaetus species—e.g., the ornate hawk eagle (S. ornatus) of tropical America—have…

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    The hawk eagles (genera Spizastur, Spizaetus, Lophaetus, and Hieraaetus, subfamily Accipitrinae) are lightly built eagles that have fully feathered legs and large beaks and feet. They hunt all kinds of small animals. Members of the Spizaetus species—e.g., the ornate hawk eagle (S. ornatus) of tropical America—have…

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