- Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
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Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae Genus: Nisaetus Species: N. pinskeri Binomial name Nisaetus pinskeri
Preleuthner and Gamauf, 1998The Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the Philippines. It is most closely related to the Philippine Hawk-Eagle, with some taxonomists still considering it a subspecies.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ^ Gamauf A, Gjershaug JO, Rov N, Kvaly K and Haring E (2005). "Species or subspecies? The dilemma of taxonomic ranking of some South-East Asian hawk-eagles (genus Spizaetus)". Bird Conservation International 15: 99–117. doi:10.1017/S0959270905000080.
- ^ Gamauf A, Preleuthner M & W. Pinsker (1998). "Distribution and field identification of Philippine birds of prey: 1. Philippine Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus philippensis) and Changeable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus)" (PDF). Forktail 14: 1–11. http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/14pdfs/Gamauf-Philippines.pdf.
- ^ Preleuthner, M. and Gamauf, A. (1998). "A possible new subspecies of the Philippine Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus philippensis) and its future prospects." (PDF). J. Raptor Res. 32 (2): 126–135. http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/Content.Node/forschung/1zoo/vogelsammlung/mitarbeiter/preleuthner_and_gamauf_1998_jrr.pdf.
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6
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