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Blyth's Hawk-Eagle - BirdForum Opus

Revision as of 15:40, 8 December 2008 by Kits (talk | contribs) (Removed OBID link. Added ID, Hab + Behaviour info.)
Photographed in Malaysia by cskhaw
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

Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to Borneo and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Open woodland up to 1980 m.

Behaviour

It builds a stick nest in a tree; 1 egg is laid.

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