Saturday, March 3, 2012

>Nisaetus pinsker (Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle)

Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle



Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Nisaetus
Species:N. pinskeri
Binomial name
Nisaetus pinskeri
Preleuthner and Gamauf, 1998
The Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. 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.

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