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Black eagle

Ictinaetus malaiensis (Temminck, 1822)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 1.03 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)
Photo: Kalyan Varma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black eagle

Weight
1.03 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the black eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and it is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. It soars over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeastern China, hunting mammals and birds, particularly at their nests. It is easily identified by its widely splayed and long primary "fingers", the characteristic silhouette, slow flight and yellow ceres and legs that contrast with the dark feathers.

From the Wikipedia article “Black eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_eagle&oldid=1340221711), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black eagle endangered?

The black eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusIctinaetus
  7. SpeciesIctinaetus malaiensis (Temminck, 1822)

Synonyms Falco malaiensis, Falco malayensis, Ictinaetus malayensis

Other names and names in other languages (45)
  • Asian black eagleEnglish
  • কালো ঈগলBangla
  • àguila negraCatalan
  • orel indomalajskýCzech
  • eryr du IndiaWelsh
  • Indisk SortørnDanish
  • MalaienadlerGerman
  • MalayenadlerGerman
  • SchwarzadlerGerman
  • nigra agloEsperanto
  • Águila milanaSpanish
  • krattkotkasEstonian
  • rosvokotkaFinnish
  • Aigle noirFrench
  • crni oraoCroatian
  • maláj sasHungarian
  • Elang hitamIndonesian
  • Aquila neraItalian
  • カザノワシJapanese
  • 검은수리Korean
  • indinis juodasis erelisLithuanian
  • melnais ērglisLatvian
  • കരിമ്പരുന്ത്Malayalam
  • Burung Lang HitamMalay
  • Maleise Zwarte ArendDutch
  • Indische Zwarte ArendDutch
  • svartørnNorwegian
  • orlik malajskiPolish
  • águia-negraPortuguese
  • águia-malaiaPortuguese
  • águia-pretaPortuguese
  • Орёл-яйцеедRussian
  • කළුකුස්සාSinhala
  • orol štíhlySlovak
  • Malajski crni oraoSerbian
  • svartörnSwedish
  • கருங்கழுகுTamil
  • கரும்பருந்துTamil
  • นกอินทรีดำThai
  • Kara kartalTurkish
  • Sincap KartalıTurkish
  • орел чорнийUkrainian
  • Đại bàng đenVietnamese
  • 林雕Chinese
  • 林鵰Chinese

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Relatives of the black eagle

Other species in the same family Accipitridae.

LC, Least Concern
Black kite (Milvus migrans)

Black kite

Milvus migrans

Accipitridae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black eagle?

An adult black eagle weighs 1.03 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black eagle endangered?

The black eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black eagle?

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_eagle_2026,
  title = {Black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}