Alerion (sometimes known as Avalerion) is a term for a heraldic bird. Historically, it referred to the regular heraldic eagle. Later, heralds used the term alerion to refer to "baby eagles" or "eaglets".
Alerion (sometimes known as Avalerion) is a term for a heraldic bird, and it has been used to refer to both regular eagles and baby eagles or "eaglets".