Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Changeable Hawk-eagle

Order - Accipitriformes
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)


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

Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 27 November 2021
Location : WCE Plaza Tol Sitiawan (Exit 3231), West Coast Expressway (WCE),
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

Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 27 November 2021
Location : WCE Plaza Tol Sitiawan (Exit 3231), West Coast Expressway (WCE),
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

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

Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
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

Nisaetus cirrhatus ssp. limnaeetus
Date : 09 November 2014
Location : KM170, Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan, Nibong Tebal, 
Daerah Seberang Perai Selatan, Pulau Pinang

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