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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| | + | ;[[: Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]] alboniger |
+ | ''Spizaetus alboniger'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 51-58cm | ||
+ | *Black upperparts | ||
+ | *Black spotted breast, barred below | ||
+ | *Thick white band on uppertail and undertail | ||
+ | *Prominent crest<br /> | ||
+ | '''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 [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. <br /> | ||
+ | It was formerly placed in the genus [[:Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]]. | ||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Lower montane rain forest. Broadleaf evergreen forest, forest edges up to 1,980 meters. | ||
+ | [[Image:2083BLYTH S-HE-small1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|wengchun|wengchun}}<br />Ulu Slim, Perak, [[Malaysia]], July 2004]] | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | It builds a stick nest in a tree; a single egg is laid. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | #angelfire (the late Laurence Poh) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Blyth+alboniger}} | |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]] [[Category:Nisaetus]] |
Latest revision as of 12:42, 27 July 2015
- 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- angelfire (the late Laurence Poh)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blyth's Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blyth%27s_Hawk-Eagle