Order - Accipitriformes
Family - Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Family - Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)
Changeable Hawk-eagle
Nisaetus cirrhatus
凤头鹰 (fèng-tóu yīng) / 凤头鹰雕 (fèng-tóu yīng-diāo)
Malay : Helang-Hindik Biasa
Japanese : カワリクマタカ (kawari kuma-taka)
Kanji 日語漢字 : 変り熊鷹
Taxonomy update for 2013
Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus limnaeetus) is split into two species; Crested Hawk-eagle occurs in peninsular India and Sri Lanka, while Changeable occurs throughout the rest of the range including much of Southeast Asia. :
- Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus limnaeetus)
- Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
- Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus)
Taxonomy update for 2019
Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) and Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus limnaeetus) are now lumped as Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus), which brings our taxonomy into alignment with other global authorities such as the IOC and HBW/Birdlife. The two former species are retained as identifiable subspecies groups. :
- Changeable Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus)
- Crested Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus)
Size : 51–82 cm; 1300–1900 g; Wingspan 100–160 cm
Subspecies (5) and Distribution
- Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus (Gmelin, JF 1788) – Crested Hawk-eagle
– Peninsular India. - Nisaetus cirrhatus ceylanensis (Gmelin, JF 1788)
– Sri Lanka. - Nisaetus cirrhatus andamanensis (Tytler, RC 1865)
– Andaman Islands. - Nisaetus cirrhatus limnaeetus (Horsfield, T 1821) – Changeable Hawk-eagle
– N India to Indochina, Malaya, Greater Sundas and Philippines. - Nisaetus cirrhatus vanheurni (Junge, GCA 1936)
– Simeulue I. (off w Sumatra).

Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 14 July 2024
Location : Jalan Tanjung Tualang, Batu Gajah, Mukim Sungai Terap,
Daerah Kinta, Perak
Daerah Kinta, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 27 November 2021
Location : WCE Plaza Tol Sitiawan (Exit 3231), West Coast Expressway (WCE),
Sitiawan, Daerah Manjung, Perak
Sitiawan, Daerah Manjung, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 27 November 2021
Location : WCE Plaza Tol Sitiawan (Exit 3231), West Coast Expressway (WCE),
Sitiawan, Daerah Manjung, Perak
Sitiawan, Daerah Manjung, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 14 March 2021
Location : Jalan Changkat Jering-Seri Manjung-Kampung Koh, Terong,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 25 August 2020
Location : Seberang Perak Paddyfield, Daerah Perak Tengah, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 07 July 2018
Location : Jalan Changkat Jering-Seri Manjung-Kampung Koh, Terong,
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 22 March 2016
Date : 22 March 2016
Location : Jalan Padang Tembak, Taiping, Daerah Larut, Matang & Selama, Perak
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 09 November 2014
Location : KM170, Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan, Nibong Tebal,
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 09 November 2014
Location : KM170, Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan, Nibong Tebal,
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang
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