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Ayres's eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii (J. H. Gurney Sr, 1862)

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The ayres's eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 714 g to 910 g.

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Quick facts about the ayres's eagle

Weight
714 g – 910 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodland
Egg incubation
45 days
Young per litter or clutch
1 – 1.5
Litters or clutches a year
1
Lifestyle
Aerial
Migration
Sedentary
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ayres's eagle live?

Not recorded

Is the ayres's eagle endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ayres's eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusHieraaetus
  7. SpeciesHieraaetus ayresii (J. H. Gurney Sr, 1862)

Synonyms Anomalaetus ayresi, Aquila ayresii, Hieraaetus ayersii, Hieraaetus fasciatus minor, Hieraaetus lucani, Spizaetus ayresii

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • AHEAEnglish
  • Ayres's hawk eagleEnglish
  • Ayres's hawk-eagleEnglish
  • KleinjagarendAfrikaans
  • àguila d'AyresCatalan
  • orel skvrnitýCzech
  • Brun HøgeørnDanish
  • FleckenadlerGerman
  • makula agloEsperanto
  • Águila de AyresSpanish
  • aafrika kääbuskotkasEstonian
  • afrikanpikkukotkaFinnish
  • Aigle d'AyresFrench
  • orao golubašCroatian
  • foltos törpesasHungarian
  • Aquilastore di AyresItalian
  • シロハラクマタカJapanese
  • 흰배뿔매Korean
  • afrikinis sakalinis erelisLithuanian
  • Ayres-havikarendDutch
  • flekkørnNorwegian
  • orzełek plamistyPolish
  • águia-de-ayresPortuguese
  • Пятнистый орёл-карликRussian
  • orol holubiarSlovak
  • Ejresov jastrebasti oraoSerbian
  • fläckörnSwedish
  • Ayres Küçük KartalıTurkish
  • орел-карлик АйресаUkrainian
  • 艾氏鵰Chinese
  • Brun DværgørnDanish
  • Águila Azor de AyresSpanish
  • Aigle d’AyresFrench
  • Aquila minore di AyresItalian
  • Ayres' HavikarendDutch
  • águia-manchadaPortuguese
  • Африканский ястребиный орёлRussian
  • 艾氏隼雕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ayres's eagle

Other species in the same genus Hieraaetus.

LC, Least Concern
Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)

Booted eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Accipitridae

Little eagle

Hieraaetus morphnoides

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

Pygmy eagle

Hieraaetus weiskei

AccipitridaeNo free photo yet

CompareAyres's eagle vs Booted eagleAyres's eagle vs Wahlberg's eagleAyres's eagle vs Little eagleAyres's eagle vs Pygmy eagle

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ayres's eagle?

An adult ayres's eagle weighs 714 g – 910 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the ayres's eagle?

The ayres's eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ayres's eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ayres-s-eagle

MLA

“Ayres's eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ayres-s-eagle.

BibTeX
@misc{ayres_s_eagle_2026,
  title = {Ayres's eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ayres-s-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}