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Difference between revisions of "Blyth's Hawk-Eagle" - BirdForum Opus

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[[Image:Blyths_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|450px|right| Photographed in [[Malaysia]] by cskhaw]]
 
;[[: Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]] alboniger
 
;[[: Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]] alboniger
[[Image:Blyths_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right| Photographed in [[Malaysia]] by cskhaw]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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51-58cm.  Black upperparts, black spotted breast, barred below, thick white band on uppertail and undertail, prominent crest.  Juvenile - dark brown upperparts, light brown head and underparts.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Myanmar]] through the [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]].
 
[[Myanmar]] through the [[Malay Peninsula]] to [[Borneo]] and [[Sumatra]].
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This is a monotypic species.  
 
This is a monotypic species.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Open woodland up to 1980 m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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It builds a stick nest in a tree; 1 egg is laid.
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Spizaetus+alboniger}}  
 
{{GSearch|Spizaetus+alboniger}}  
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=891&Bird_Image_ID=84&Bird_Family_ID=96 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]]
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
 

Revision as of 15:40, 8 December 2008

Photographed in Malaysia by cskhaw
Spizaetus alboniger

Identification

51-58cm. Black upperparts, black spotted breast, barred below, thick white band on uppertail and undertail, prominent crest. Juvenile - dark brown upperparts, light brown head and underparts.

Distribution

Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula to Borneo and Sumatra.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Open woodland up to 1980 m.

Behaviour

It builds a stick nest in a tree; 1 egg is laid.

External Links

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