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Cassin's hawk-eagle

Aquila africana (Cassin, 1865)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 993.8 g to 1.15 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana)
Photo: Tomas Albrecht 01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cassin's hawk-eagle

Weight
993.8 g – 1.15 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.03 m – 1.13 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the cassin's hawk-eagle?

CASSIN'S HAWK-EAGLE · WINGSPAN 1.13 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.13 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the cassin's hawk-eagle is about 66% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the cassin's hawk-eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the cassin's hawk-eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) or Cassin's eagle, is a relatively small eagle in the family Accipitridae. Its feathered legs mark it as member of the Aquilinae or booted eagle subfamily. A forest-dependent species, it occurs in primary rainforests across western, central and (marginally) eastern Africa where it preys on birds and tree squirrels. It was named after John Cassin who first described it in 1865. Due to widespread habitat destruction, its populations are steadily declining but have not yet warranted upgrading its status from Least Concern.

From the Wikipedia article “Cassin's hawk-eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cassin%27s_hawk-eagle&oldid=1379673908), 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 cassin's hawk-eagle endangered?

The cassin's hawk-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 cassin's hawk-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusAquila
  7. SpeciesAquila africana (Cassin, 1865)

Synonyms Cassinaetus africanus, Limnaetus africanus, Spizaetus africanus, Spizaetus africanus, Spizaetus batesi

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Cassin's hawk eagleEnglish
  • Cassin's hawk eagleEnglish
  • CHEAEnglish
  • عقاب كاسينArabic
  • عقاب بازية كاسينArabic
  • àguila de CassinCatalan
  • orel africkýCzech
  • SkovhøgeørnDanish
  • SchwarzachseladlerGerman
  • afrika agloEsperanto
  • Águila congoleñaSpanish
  • Águila Azor CongoleñaSpanish
  • Águila-azor congoleñaSpanish
  • kongo kotkasEstonian
  • afrikanjalokotkaFinnish
  • Aigle de CassinFrench
  • Aigle-autour de CassinFrench
  • bjeloprsi oraoCroatian
  • Cassin-vitézsasHungarian
  • Aquilastore di CassinItalian
  • Aquila minore di CassinItalian
  • アフリカクマタカJapanese
  • 카생뿔매Korean
  • afrikinis peslinis erelisLithuanian
  • Cassins KuifarendDutch
  • kongoørnNorwegian
  • orzeł białobrzuchyPolish
  • Wojownik białobrzuchyPolish
  • águia-africanaPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостый орёлRussian
  • Воинственный хохлатый орёлRussian
  • orol pláštikatýSlovak
  • Kasinov jastrebasti oraoSerbian
  • skogsörnSwedish
  • cassinörnSwedish
  • Cassins örnSwedish
  • Cassin Atmaca KartalıTurkish
  • орел-чубань африканськийUkrainian
  • 非洲鹰雕Chinese
  • 叫鷹鵰〔卡辛氏鷹鵰〕Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the cassin's hawk-eagle

Other species in the same genus Aquila.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cassin's hawk-eagle?

An adult cassin's hawk-eagle weighs 993.8 g – 1.15 kg and has a wingspan of 1.03 m – 1.13 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cassin's hawk-eagle endangered?

The cassin's hawk-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 cassin's hawk-eagle?

The cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cassin_s_hawk_eagle_2026,
  title = {Cassin's hawk-eagle (Aquila africana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cassin-s-hawk-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}