The Little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides), is a species of very small bird of prey native to Australia, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb) – roughly the size of a peregrine falcon. It tends to inhabit open woodland, grassland and arid regions, shunning dense forest. It is a near relative of both the Palearctic booted eagle and, remarkably, the massive but now extinct Haast's eagle of New Zealand.