- Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
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Blyth's Hawk-Eagle 
At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Nisaetus Species: N. alboniger Binomial name Nisaetus alboniger
Blyth, 1845Synonyms Spizaetus alboniger
The Blyth's Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus alboniger (earlier treated as Spizaetus[2]) is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.
It breeds in Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Borneo. 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 medium-sized raptor at about 51–58 cm in length. 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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2004). Spizaetus alboniger. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 8 February 2007. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Helbig AJ, Kocum A, Seibold I & Braun MJ (2005) A multi-gene phylogeny of aquiline eagles (Aves: Accipitriformes) reveals extensive paraphyly at the genus level. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 35(1):147-164 PDF
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