Australasian Eagles and Eagle-like BirdsEagles are awe inspiring birds that have influenced much human endeavour. Australia is home to three eagle species, and in Melanesia, there are four additional endemic species. A further three large Australian hawks are eagle like. Eagles, being at the top of the food chain, are sensitive ecological barometers of human impact on the Earth's ecosystem services, and all of the six Australian species covered in this book are threatened in at least some