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title: "Águia-preta"
description: "Ictinaetus malaiensis — Aves. The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Águia-preta

> Ictinaetus malaiensis — Aves. The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey.

- Scientific name: *Ictinaetus malaiensis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 3269
- Wikidata: [Q795439](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795439)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367472](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367472)

## Names

- en: Black Eagle
- de: Malaienadler
- es: Águila milana
- fr: Aigle noir
- it: Ictinaetus malayensis
- nl: Indische zwarte arend
- pt: Águia-preta
- pl: Orlik malajski

## Countries with the most observations

TW (977), IN (724), CN (409), ID (306), LK (201), MY (115), TH (77), VN (68), BT (53), NP (24), MM (7), BD (3)

## Summary

The black eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae, and it is the only member of the genus Ictinaetus. It soars over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and Southeast Asia, as well as southeastern China, hunting mammals and birds, particularly at their nests. It is easily identified by its widely splayed and long primary "fingers", the characteristic silhouette, slow flight and yellow ceres and legs that contrast with the dark feathers.

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

## Photo

![Águia-preta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Kenrick Gibson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111098857

## Machine access

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