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Photo © by Tony Saw
Ijen National Park, Java, Indonesia, 24 November, 2019
Nisaetus bartelsi

Spizaetus bartelsi

Identification

61cm. It has a long black, white tipped crest, rufous head and neck, and heavily barred black below. Both sexes are similar. The young are duller and have unmarked underparts.

Distribution

Only found on Java, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in the genus Spizaetus.

Habitat

Inhabit humid tropical forest, mostly at mountain and highland, prefers dense forest with undulating hills.

Behaviour

Breeding

The female usually lays one egg in nest high on top of forest trees.

Diet

The diet includes birds, lizards, fruit bats and mammals.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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