Changeable Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus - Aigle huppé
Systematics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family:
Accipitridés
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Genus:
Nisaetus
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Species:
cirrhatus
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 79 cm
- Wingspan: 127 à 138 cm.
- Weight: 1300 à 1900 g
Geographic range
Description identification
Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) is a species of bird in the Accipitridae family.
Subspecific information 5 subspecies
- Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus (s India)
- Nisaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus (n India to Indochina, Malay Pen., Greater Sundas and Philippines)
- Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis (Sri Lanka)
- Nisaetus cirrhatus andamanensis (Andaman Is.)
- Nisaetus cirrhatus vanheurni (Simeulue I.. off w Sumatra.)
Foreign names
- Aigle huppé,
- Águila variable,
- águia-variável,
- Indienhaubenadler,
- főkötős vitézsas,
- Indische Kuifarend,
- Aquilastore variabile,
- orientörn,
- Indiaskogørn,
- orlovec viactvarý,
- orel proměnlivý,
- Lysbuget Høgeørn,
- jalokotka,
- àguila variable,
- wojownik indyjski,
- Изменчивый хохлатый орёл,
- Elang brontok,
- インドクマタカ,
- 凤头鹰雕,
- เหยี่ยวต่างสี,
- 冠鷹鵰,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Savanna : Dry ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens
Sources of information
- Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes