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| + | by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Nainital, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], Altitude 6500 feet above msl, [[India]]<br />6 November 2012 ]] | ||
'''Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle | '''Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle | ||
;[[: Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]] nipalensis | ;[[: Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]] nipalensis | ||
''Spizaetus nipalensis'' | ''Spizaetus nipalensis'' | ||
| + | [[Image:Mountain_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by Peter Ericsson <br/> Picture taken at Khao Yai National Park, [[Thailand]]. ]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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====Similar species==== | ====Similar species==== | ||
[[Changeable Hawk Eagle]] (see references) | [[Changeable Hawk Eagle]] (see references) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Japan]]. | [[India]], [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], and [[Japan]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Mountain_Hawk_Eagle_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Adult mobbed by Large-billed Crows<br/>Photo by Alok Tewari<br/>Hill Station Ranikhet, Alt. 6500 ft., Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], 7 October 2021]] | ||
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Two subspecies are currently recognized: ''nipalensis'' which is found from the Himalayas to China and the Malay peninsula and ''orientalis'' in Japan.<br /> | 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 /> | [[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== | ||
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Forest and woodland along streams. | Forest and woodland along streams. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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Posture and detail of face, tarsi and underbody
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, Altitude 6500 feet above msl, India
6 November 2012
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Nainital, Uttarakhand Himalayas, Altitude 6500 feet above msl, India
6 November 2012
Alternative name: Hodgson's Hawk-Eagle
- Nisaetus nipalensis
Spizaetus nipalensis
Identification
Taxonomy
Similar species
Changeable Hawk Eagle (see references)
Distribution
India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan.
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
- Birdforum thread discussing identification of this species
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
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