---
title: "Orzeł australijski"
description: "Aquila audax — Ptaki. The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/wedge-tailed-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orzeł australijski

> Aquila audax — Ptaki. The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Aquila audax*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 12031
- Wikidata: [Q752465](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752465)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5080](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5080)

## Names

- en: Wedge-tailed Eagle
- de: Keilschwanzadler
- es: Águila audaz
- fr: Aigle d'Australie
- nl: Wigstaartarend
- pl: Orzeł australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11011)

## Summary

The wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. Adults of the species have long, broad wings, fully feathered legs, an unmistakable wedge-shaped tail, an elongated upper mandible, a strong beak and powerful feet. The wedge-tailed eagle is one of 12 species of large, predominantly dark-coloured booted eagles in the genus Aquila found worldwide. Genetic research has clearly indicated that the wedge-tailed eagle is fairly closely related to other, generally large…

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

## Photo

![Orzeł australijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wedge-tailed-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190649819

## Machine access

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