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Hieraaetus kienerii
Photo by Joe Pan

Description

Photo taken: Kinabatangan District, Sabah, Malaysia

Identification

Chestnut-bellied Hawk Eagle (Rufous-bellied Hawk Eagle) Hieraaetus kienerii RANGE Southern Asia: occurs in western India and Sri Lanka and from the Himalayas east to Vietnam and Hainan and south to the Malay Peninsula. Also found on the Philippines, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Java. Resident.

HABITAT Forest from sea-level up to 1,000m.

SUBSPECIES Two races are recognised: formosus in the southern Himalayas, India and Sri Lanka and nominate in remainder of range.

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