Little eagle

Little eagle
In flight
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species:
H. morphnoides
Binomial name
Hieraaetus morphnoides
(Gould, 1841)
Little eagle range in red (pygmy eagle range in green)
Synonyms
  • Aquila morphnoides

The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle endemic to Australia.

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