Crowned eagle
Scientific name: Stephanoaetus coronatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Overview
The crowned eagle, also known as the African crowned eagle or the crowned hawk-eagle, is a large bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa; in Southern Africa, it is restricted to more easterly areas. Its preferred habitats are principally riparian woodlands and various forests. The crowned eagle is the only extant member of the genus Stephanoaetus. A second species, the Malagasy crowned eagle, went extinct after early humans settled on Madagascar.
From the Wikipedia article “Crowned eagle”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Near threatened on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Adult weight (male) | 3.41 kg | Wikidata, citing “Handbook of the Birds of the World”, multi-volume series covering all bird species |
| Adult weight (female) | 3.94 kg | Wikidata, citing “Handbook of the Birds of the World”, multi-volume series covering all bird species |
| Birth weight | 112 g | Wikidata, citing “AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING”, article by Terje Lislevand et al published June 2007 in Ecology |
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Africa.
Common names
Also known in English as Crowned hawk-eagle.
Names in other languages (9)
- Arabic
- عقاب متوج
- Chinese
- 非洲冠鵰
- French
- Aigle couronné
- German
- Kronenadler
- Japanese
- カンムリクマタカ
- Persian
- عقاب تاجدار
- Portuguese
- águia-coroada
- Russian
- Венценосный орёл
- Spanish
- Águila coronada
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q591640, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Crowned eagle”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
- Range map — No machine-readable author provided. Jonathan Hornung assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026