Circaetus

Translingual

Circaetus gallicus.

Circaetus gallicus in flight.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “hawk, falcon; circle, ring”) (cf. the genus Circus) + ἀετός (aetós, “eagle”).

Proper noun

Circaetus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Accipitridae – the snake eagles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Accipitriformes - order; Accipitridae - family; Circaetinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

References

Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading

Circaetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Circaetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Circaetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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