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Wedgie

Aquila audax (Latham, 1801)

Status not recordedbirds of prey

The wedgie (Aquila audax) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.

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Quick facts about the wedgie

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the wedgie live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The wedgie is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Is the wedgie 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 wedgie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusAquila
  7. SpeciesAquila audax (Latham, 1801)

Synonyms Aquila audax carteri, Aquila fucosa, Falco furcatus, Uroaëtus audax, Vultur audax

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Wedge-tailed eagleEnglish
  • Wilduadt
  • عقاب إسفينية الذيلArabic
  • Mibaynbdy
  • Австралийски клиноопашат орелBulgarian
  • àguila audaçCatalan
  • orel klínoocasýCzech
  • eryr cynffon lletemWelsh
  • KilehaleørnDanish
  • KeilschwanzadlerGerman
  • Σφηνόουρος ΑετόςGreek
  • kojnvosta agloEsperanto
  • Águila audazSpanish
  • kiilsaba-kotkasEstonian
  • kiilapyrstökotkaFinnish
  • Aigle d'AustralieFrench
  • australski oraoCroatian
  • ékfarkú sasHungarian
  • Rajawali ekor-bajiIndonesian
  • Aquila cuneataItalian
  • オナガイヌワシJapanese
  • garriirlkgs
  • 쐐기꼬리독수리Korean
  • pleištauodegis erelisLithuanian
  • WigstaartarendDutch
  • Waalitjnys
  • orzeł australijskiPolish
  • águia-audazPortuguese
  • Клинохвостый орёлRussian
  • orol klinochvostýSlovak
  • Klinorepi oraoSerbian
  • kilstjärtsörnSwedish
  • Kama Kuyruklu KartalTurkish
  • орел австралійськийUkrainian
  • burumurringxdk
  • 楔尾雕Chinese
  • Aigle d’AustralieFrench
  • aquila codacuneataItalian
  • 楔尾鵰Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wedgie

Other species in the same genus Aquila.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the wedgie live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the wedgie for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the wedgie?

The wedgie (Aquila audax) 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). Wedgie (Aquila audax). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedgie

MLA

“Wedgie (Aquila audax).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedgie.

BibTeX
@misc{wedgie_2026,
  title = {Wedgie (Aquila audax)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wedgie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}