''Stephanoaetus'' is a

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of very large

birds of prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predato ...

from Sub-Saharan Africa and

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. Only one of the two known species is

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Species

Crowned eagle The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle (''Stephanoaetus coronatus''), is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa it is restricted to eastern areas.Sinclair & Ryan (2003 ...

or crowned hawk-eagle (''Stephanoaetus coronatus''). *

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Malagasy crowned eagle The Malagasy crowned eagle (''Stephanoaetus mahery''), also known as the Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle, is an extinct large bird of prey endemic to Madagascar. It has been proposed that this bird, combined with elephant bird eggs, were the sou ...

or Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle (''Stephanoaetus mahery'').Goodman, Steven M. (1994). ''Description of a New Species of Subfossil Eagle from Madagascar: Stephanoaetus (Aves: Falconiformes) from the Deposits of Ampasambazimba''.

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107(3): 421–428 ISSN 0006-324

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1409986 Stephanoaetus, Bird genera Bird genera with one living species Taxa named by William Lutley Sclater