Aquila chrysaetos simurgh
{{Short description|Extinct subspecies of bird}}
{{Subspeciesbox
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Late Pleistocene}}
| image =
| image_caption =
| genus = Aquila
| species = chrysaetos
| species_link = Golden eagle
| subspecies = simurgh
| extinct = yes
| authority = Weesie, 1988
| synonyms = Aquila simurgh
}}
Aquila chrysaetos simurgh is an extinct subspecies of the widespread golden eagle. Its fossils are found in Crete; it was sometimes evaluated as a full species.{{Cite web|title=PBDB|url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=369538|access-date=2021-11-08|website=paleobiodb.org}}
Ecology
It lived during the Pleistocene in Crete with Mammuthus creticus, the smallest known mammoth species.
References
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Category:Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
Category:Birds described in 1988
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