Wedge-tailed eagle
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phylum | Chordata | The wedge-tailed eagle or bunjil (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in Australia, and is also found in southern New Guinea, part of Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. It has long, fairly broad wings, fully feathered legs, and an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail.
The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide. A large brown bird of prey, it has a wingspan up to 2.84 m (9 ft 4 in) and a length up to 1.06 m (3 ft 6 in) For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Booted eagles |
clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Accipitriformes | |
family | Accipitridae | |
genus | Aquila | |
species | A. audax |