Circaetus


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Circaetus - harrier eagles
genus Circaetus
bird genus - a genus of birds
Accipitridae, family Accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
harrier eagle, short-toed eagle - any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Eighteen eyes from five Accipitriformes: harrier (Circaetus gallicus), hawk (Falco peregrinus), kestrel (Falco tinniculus), buzzard (Buteo buteo) and sparrow hawk (Accipiter nisus) and from four Strigiformes: tawny owl (Strix aluco), barn owl (Tyto alba), little owl (Athene noctua) and great horned owl (Bubo bubo) were used in this study.
Morphological Study of the Iris Musculature in Diurnal and Nocturnal Raptors/ Estudio Morfologico de la Musculatura del Diafragma en Aves Rapaces Diurnas y Nocturnas
Below the 'number of writings' trend line, the two most distant points correspond to units that represent sets of taxa (y=20 and y=60): the first corresponds to 'aguia' (c), a Portuguese common name that denotes several species of medium size raptors, like Aquila, Buteo, Circaetus, Circus, Hieraaetus and Pandion; the second corresponds to Columba spp.
Birds in Portuguese literature
2011: Modelling the distribution of short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in semi-arid Mediterranean landscapes: identifying important explanatory variables and their implications for its conservation.
Habitat preferences of edible dormouse, Glis glis italicus: implications for the management of arboreal mammals in Mediterranean forests

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?