Pinsker's hawk-eagle

Pinsker's hawk-eagle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Nisaetus
Species: N. pinskeri
Binomial name
Nisaetus pinskeri
Preleuthner and Gamauf, 1998

Pinsker's hawk-eagle, south Philippine hawk-eagle, or Mindanao hawk-eagle (Nisaetus pinskeri) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.[2][3][4] 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

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Nisaetus pinskeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. Gamauf A, Gjershaug JO, Rov N, Kvaly K, 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Preleuthner, M. & 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.


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