Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides)
About the Little Eagle
The little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) is a very small eagle endemic to Australia. John Gould described the little eagle in 1841. The distinctive pygmy eagle has long been considered a subspecies, but a 2009 genetic study shows it to be distinctive genetically and warrants species status. It is a near relative of both the Palearctic booted eagle and the massive but now extinct Haast's eagle of New Zealand.
No audio on this page yet
We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 5 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiirecording
- Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.