Saturday, March 3, 2012

>Nisaetus nanus (Wallace's Hawk-Eagle)

Wallace's Hawk-Eagle



Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Nisaetus
Species:N. nanus
Binomial name
Nisaetus nanus
(Wallace, 1868)
Synonyms
Spizaetus nanus
The Wallace's Hawk-EagleAigle De Wallace, or Aguila-azor De Wallace (Nisaetus nanus earlier under the genus Spizaetus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in BruneiIndonesiaMalaysiaMyanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500-610 g (1.1-1.3 lb) (about the size of aPeregrine Falcon).

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