---
title: "Little Eagle"
description: "Hieraaetus morphnoides — Birds. The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/little-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Little Eagle

> Hieraaetus morphnoides — Birds. The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Hieraaetus morphnoides*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1647
- Wikidata: [Q27074631](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074631)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5150](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5150)

## Names

- en: Little Eagle
- de: Kaninchenadler
- es: Águila chica
- fr: Aigle nain
- nl: Australische dwergarend
- pt: Águia-pequena
- pl: Orzełek australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1549)

## Summary

The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle endemic to Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_eagle

## Photo

![Little Eagle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/little-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: finch_fanatic · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351670659

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/little-eagle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).