- Aquila gurneyi
Identification
66–86 cm
- Blackish-brown plumage overall
- Tarsal feathers are paler
Distribution
New Guinea, the Aru Islands and northern Maluku (Moluccas). Recorded in the Cyclops Mountains, on Biak Island and the Vogelkop Peninsula in Irian Jaya and near Vanimo in Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Coastal and swamp forests and forest edges.
Behaviour
Very little-known and rarely seen.
Diet
There is not much information available but one individual observed feeding on a possum species.
Breeding
They are known to build a large stick nest high in a tree, but little other information is available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gurney's Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gurney%27s_Eagle
