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[[Image:Blyths_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|450px|right| Photographed by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br /> Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], November 2005]] | [[Image:Blyths_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|450px|right| Photographed by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br /> Fraser's Hill, [[Malaysia]], November 2005]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. <br /> | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. <br /> | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Lower montane rain forest. Broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edges up to 1,980 meters. | Lower montane rain forest. Broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edges up to 1,980 meters. | ||
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| − | {{GSearch|Spizaetus+alboniger}} | + | {{GSearch|Nisaetus+alboniger Use ''Nisaetus alboniger'' to}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]] | + | {{GSearch|Spizaetus+alboniger Use ''Spizaetus alboniger'' to}} |
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Revision as of 12:06, 16 January 2011
- Nisaetus alboniger
Spizaetus alboniger
Identification
51-58cm
- Black upperparts
- Black spotted breast, barred below
- Thick white band on uppertail and undertail
- Prominent crest
Juvenile
- Dark brown upperparts
- Light brown head and underparts
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in the forests of southern Myanmar to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in the genus Spizaetus.
Habitat
Lower montane rain forest. Broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edges up to 1,980 meters.
Behaviour
It builds a stick nest in a tree; a single egg is laid.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- angelfire (Laurence Poh)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blyth's Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blyth%27s_Hawk-Eagle
