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'''Alternative name: Crested Hawk-Eagle<br>Includes Flores Hawk-Eagle'''
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[[Image:Changeable_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Subspecies ''ceylanensis''<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />[[Bundala National Park]], [[Sri Lanka]], November 2003]]
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'''Alternative name: Crested Hawk-Eagle<br />Includes Flores Hawk-Eagle'''
 
;[[:Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]] cirrhatus
 
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[[Image:Changeable_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''ceylanensis''<br />Photo by {{user|Andrew+S|Andrew S}}<br />[[Bundala National Park]], [[Sri Lanka]], November 2003]]
 
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[[Image:Flores_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''floris''<br/>Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br>Location: Flores, [[Indonesia]]]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
60-72cm
 
60-72cm
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The name is due to the dual morph phases - a dark morph and a pale morph.
 
The name is due to the dual morph phases - a dark morph and a pale morph.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Image:Flores_Hawk_Eagle.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''floris''<br/>Photo by {{user|James+Eaton|James Eaton}}<br />Flores, [[Indonesia]], June 2009]]
 
Southern [[Asia]]: occurs in [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and the [[Andaman Islands|Andamans]] and [[Nepal]] east to [[Vietnam]] and south to the [[Malay Peninsula]]. Also occurs in the southern [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sumbawa]], and [[Flores]].
 
Southern [[Asia]]: occurs in [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and the [[Andaman Islands|Andamans]] and [[Nepal]] east to [[Vietnam]] and south to the [[Malay Peninsula]]. Also occurs in the southern [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Sumbawa]], and [[Flores]].
  
 
Resident.  
 
Resident.  
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==Taxonomy==
 
[[Image:43317CHEjuvpale.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile 'pale morph' <br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />[[Singapore]], 2006]]
 
[[Image:43317CHEjuvpale.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile 'pale morph' <br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />[[Singapore]], 2006]]
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==Taxonomy==
 
 
New studies place this species in the genus [[:Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]].
 
New studies place this species in the genus [[:Category:Nisaetus|Nisaetus]].
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
 
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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Six subspecies are recognised:
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Six subspecies are recognised:<br />
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''cirrhatus'' in [[India]], ''ceylanensis'' in [[Sri Lanka]], ''limnaeetus'' from north-east India to the [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], and [[Java]], ''andamanensis'' in the [[Andaman Islands]], ''vanheurni'' on Simalur, and ''floris'' on [[Flores]] and [[Sumbawa]].
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*''cirrhatus'' in [[India]]
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*''ceylanensis'' in [[Sri Lanka]]
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*''limnaeetus'' from north-east India to the [[Philippines]], [[Borneo]], and [[Java]]
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*''andamanensis'' in the [[Andaman Islands]]
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*''vanheurni'' on Simalur
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*''floris'' on [[Flores]] and [[Sumbawa]].
  
 
Some authorities view subspecies ''floris'' as a full species Flores Hawk-Eagle (''Spizaetus floris'')<sup>[[#References|[1]]], [[#References|[2]]]</sup><br />
 
Some authorities view subspecies ''floris'' as a full species Flores Hawk-Eagle (''Spizaetus floris'')<sup>[[#References|[1]]], [[#References|[2]]]</sup><br />
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Revision as of 16:21, 25 October 2010

Subspecies ceylanensis
Photo by Andrew S
Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka, November 2003

Alternative name: Crested Hawk-Eagle
Includes Flores Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus cirrhatus

Identification

60-72cm

  • Brown upperparts
  • White underparts
  • Barred underside of flight feathers and tail
  • Black streaks on throat
  • Dark brown streaks on breast

Sexes alike; females larger

The name is due to the dual morph phases - a dark morph and a pale morph.

Distribution

Subspecies floris
Photo by James Eaton
Flores, Indonesia, June 2009

Southern Asia: occurs in India, Sri Lanka and the Andamans and Nepal east to Vietnam and south to the Malay Peninsula. Also occurs in the southern Philippines, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sumbawa, and Flores.

Resident.

Taxonomy

Juvenile 'pale morph'
Photo by kctsang
Singapore, 2006

New studies place this species in the genus Nisaetus.

Subspecies[1]

Six subspecies are recognised:

Some authorities view subspecies floris as a full species Flores Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus floris)[1], [2]

Habitat

Forest and open woodland from sea-level up to 3,300m, hunting over forest edge and clearings.

Behaviour

Photo by michha62
Khanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India

Breeding

Its nest is made from sticks, placed in a tree. A single greyish-white egg is laid.

Diet

The diet includes mammals, birds and reptiles.

Vocalisation

Call: loud, high-pitched ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-kee.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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