Kazanowashi - Kazanowashi

Japanese: カザノワシ - かざのわし
Kazanowashi - Kazanowashi

…The Philippine monkey eagle, Pithecophaga jefferyi , is just as powerful as the Harpy Eagle and mainly preys on tree-dwelling monkeys. The mountain eagles (Aquila jefferyi, Aquila argenteus), which consist of two genera and ten species, have feathered legs down to the base of their toes. They often prey on mammals up to the size of a hare, but the golden eagle, which is widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, will also kill deer calves and wolves, and the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax , of Australia, often hunts small kangaroos. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "black eagle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…フィリピンにすむサルクイワシPithecophaga jefferyiもオウギワシと同じくらいに強大で,樹上で生活するサル類をおもにつかまえる。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。…

※「カザノワシ」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。

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