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Preferred term

Eagles  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aquila
  • Haliaeetus
  • Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Scope note

  • Large members of the FALCONIFORMES order of birds, family Accipitridae, most especially the genera Aquila, Haliaeetus, Harpia, and Circaetus. They are characterized by their powerful talons, which carry long, curved, pointed claws and by their opposable hindtoe.

History note

  • 1999

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020307

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