- 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., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- angelfire (the late Laurence Poh)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Blyth's Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blyth%27s_Hawk-Eagle
