Stephanoaetus Explained

Stephanoaetus is a genus of very large birds of prey from Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Only one of the two known species is extant.

Species

• Crowned eagle or crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus).
• † Malagasy crowned eagle or Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery).^[1]

Notes and References

1. Goodman, Steven M. (1994). Description of a New Species of Subfossil Eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) from the Deposits of Ampasambazimba. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107(3): 421–428 ISSN 0006-324X http://biostor.org/reference/81217 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006132554/http://extinct-website.com/pdf/81217.pdf