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title: "Crowned Eagle"
description: "Stephanoaetus coronatus — Uccelli. 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 more easterly areas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/crowned-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Crowned Eagle

> Stephanoaetus coronatus — Uccelli. 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 more easterly areas.

- Scientific name: *Stephanoaetus coronatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1401
- Wikidata: [Q591640](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q591640)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5323](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5323)

## Names

- en: Crowned Eagle
- de: Kronenadler
- es: Águila coronada
- fr: Aigle couronné
- nl: Kroonarend
- pt: Águia-coroada
- pl: Wojownik wspaniały

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (945), KE (94), TZ (78), MW (37), UG (24), SZ (17), ZM (15), MZ (14), CF (13), GA (10), CD (9), GH (8)

## Summary

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 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 (Stephanoaetus mahery), went extinct after early humans settled on Madagascar.
Mammals comprise the majority of the eagle's diet. Principal prey species vary throughout its large range, with monkeys…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149486141

## Machine access

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