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eagle

Large carnivorous bird

Entityorganisms known by a particular common name birdQ2092297

Instance of: organisms known by a particular common name
, bird
Subclass of: Accipitridae

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Eagle is the common name for certain large predatory birds of prey within the family of the Accipitridae. While on a genetic level, only the subfamily Aquilinae comprises "true eagles", many other species are commonly referred to as eagles, such as the bald eagle, and the term generally carries no taxonomic weight. Most of the 68 species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just 14 species can be found—two in North America, nine in Central and South America, and three in Australia.

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