Pygmy Eagle
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| Pygmy Eagle | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Hieraaetus |
| Species: | H. weiskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hieraaetus weiskei (Reichenow, 1900) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Hieraaetus morphnoides weiskei | |
The Pygmy Eagle or New Guinea Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus (morphnoides) weiskei) is a bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is often considered a subspecies of the Little Eagle, but some taxonomists separate it into a distinct species.[2][3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Hieraaetus weiskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ Gjershaug, Jan Ove; Lerner, Heather R.L.; Diserud, Ola H. (2009). "Taxonomy and distribution of the Pygmy Eagle Aquila (Hieraaetus) weiskei (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)". Zootaxa 2326: 24–38.
- ↑ Hieraaetus weiskei on Avibase
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