Biology:Blyth's hawk-eagle

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Short description: Species of bird

Blyth's hawk-eagle
Nisaetus alboniger -Jurong Bird Park, Singapore-6a.jpg
At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Nisaetus
Species:
N. alboniger
Binomial name
Nisaetus alboniger
Blyth, 1845
Synonyms

Spizaetus alboniger

Blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) (earlier treated as Spizaetus)[2] is a medium-sized bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.

It can be found in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo.[3] It is a bird of open woodland, although island forms prefer a higher tree density. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays a single egg.

It is a fairly small eagle at about 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length. The adult has a thick white band on uppertail and undertail, all black above, black spotted breast, barred below. It has a prominent crest like the bazas. Juvenile is dark brown above, and has a light brown head and underparts.

The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

Blythe's hawk-eagle in Peninsular Malaysia

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2719771 entry