Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family accipitridaeeagles belong to several groups of genera not all of which are closely relatedmost of the 60 species of eagle are from eurasia and africa. This is a medium sized stocky heron with short neck and legs black upperparts gray wings and white to pale gray underparts. Outside this area just 14 species can be found2 in north america 9 in central and south america and 3 in australia.