NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gurney's Eagle
Aquila gurneyi G. R. Gray, 1861
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Aquila gurneyi. Published by M. & N. Hanhart.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Gurney's eagle (Aquila gurneyi) is a large eagle in the family Accipitridae. It is found in New Guinea and Wallacea, and is an occasional vagrant to Australia.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British banker and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney (1819–1890).
Wikipedia contributors, Gurney's eagle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:04:33.833184+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aquila gurneyi G. R. Gray, 1861
- Name authority
- G. R. Gray, 1861
- Common name
- Gurney's Eagle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Aquila
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae Vigors, 1824
- genusAquila Brisson, 1760
- speciesAquila gurneyi G. R. Gray, 1861
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aquila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Imperial EagleAquila heliaca Savigny, 1809 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana (Cassin, 1865) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata Vieillot, 1822 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny EagleAquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster (Bonaparte, 1850) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Southern Asia
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Gray, & George Robert. (1861). List of Birds collected by Mr. Wallace at the Molucca Islands, with Descriptions of New Species, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Vol. 28. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:FZLS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.