...The two genera and ten species of mountain eagles (Aquila and Aquila) have feathery legs down to the base of the toes. They often hunt mammals up to the size of a hare, but the golden eagle, which is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, also kills deer calves and wolves, and the wedge-tailed eagle of Australia , Aquila audax , often hunts small kangaroos. The grey eagle, A. verreauxii , lives in the mountains of Africa and mainly preys on hyraxes. ... *Some of the terminology that refers to the wedge-tailed eagle is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…2属10種からなるヤマワシ類(イヌワシ属,カザノワシ属)は,脚が指の付け根まで羽毛におおわれる。この仲間はノウサギくらいまでの大きさの哺乳類をとることが多いが,北半球に広く分布するイヌワシは子ジカやオオカミをも殺し,オーストラリアのオナガイヌワシAquila audaxは小型のカンガルーを狩ることが多い。コシジロイヌワシA.verreauxiiは,アフリカの山岳部で主としてハイラックスを獲物としている。… ※「オナガイヌワシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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