Organisms

Eagles

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.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Eagle
  • Aquila
  • Bald Eagle
  • Haliaeetus
  • Haliaeetus leucocephalus
  • Bald Eagles
  • Eagle, Bald

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Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Birds (1970-1998)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.248w.815w.350w.200w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eagles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020307. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020307
  2. Eagles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle
  3. Eagles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2092297