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[[Image:Mountain_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Ericsson <br/> Picture taken at Khao Yai National Park, [[Thailand]]. ]] | [[Image:Mountain_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Peter Ericsson <br/> Picture taken at Khao Yai National Park, [[Thailand]]. ]] | ||
| − | '''Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle | + | '''Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle |
;[[: Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]] nipalensis | ;[[: Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]] nipalensis | ||
''Spizaetus nipalensis'' | ''Spizaetus nipalensis'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[India | + | [[India]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Japan]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | Two subspecies are currently recognized: ''nipalensis'' which is found from the Himalayas to China and the Malay peninsula and ''orientalis'' in Japan.<br /> | |
| − | + | [[Legge's Hawk-Eagle]] was formerly considered conspecific.<br /> | |
Like the other [[Asia|Asian]] Hawk-Eagles this species was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]]''. | Like the other [[Asia|Asian]] Hawk-Eagles this species was formerly placed in genus ''[[:Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest and woodland along streams. | Forest and woodland along streams. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Legge's Hawk-Eagle | + | [[Legge's Hawk-Eagle]] has several adaptations to probably hunting between trees and likely eating more mammals than this species. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Gjershaug et al. 2008: An overlooked threatened species of eagle: Legge’s Hawk-Eagle ''Nisaetus kelaarti'' | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Gjershaug et al. 2008: An overlooked threatened species of eagle: Legge’s Hawk-Eagle ''Nisaetus kelaarti'' (Aves: Accipitriformes) [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01792p066.pdf Zootaxa] 1792: 54–66 |
| − | (Aves: Accipitriformes) [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/zt01792p066.pdf Zootaxa] 1792: 54–66 | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Nisaetus+nipalensis Use ''Nisaetus nipalensis'' to}} | {{GSearch|Nisaetus+nipalensis Use ''Nisaetus nipalensis'' to}} | ||
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Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle
- Nisaetus nipalensis
Spizaetus nipalensis
Identification
Distribution
India, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are currently recognized: nipalensis which is found from the Himalayas to China and the Malay peninsula and orientalis in Japan.
Legge's Hawk-Eagle was formerly considered conspecific.
Like the other Asian Hawk-Eagles this species was formerly placed in genus Spizaetus.
Habitat
Forest and woodland along streams.
Behaviour
Legge's Hawk-Eagle has several adaptations to probably hunting between trees and likely eating more mammals than this species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gjershaug et al. 2008: An overlooked threatened species of eagle: Legge’s Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus kelaarti (Aves: Accipitriformes) Zootaxa 1792: 54–66
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Hawk-Eagle
