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 LC    Black Eagle* Id (Atlas):
    Ictinaetus malaiensis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Black Eagle, Asian Black Eagle, Indian Black Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
69 - 81 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1822)

Habitat
Evergreen montane forest. From 300 - 2,700 m, ocasionally to 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Brunei Darussalam (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Pakistan (B), Sri Lanka (B), Taiwan (China) (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Mammals, birds, birds eggs.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

 
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malaiensis) [XC65517]
     by mfbear from Bukit Fraser, border of Pahang and Selangor, Malaysia (call)

 
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus) [XC641277]
     by Sander Pieterse from Palindanuwara (near Baduraliya), Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka (flight call)

Nest
Large platform of sticks in a tall tre.

Eggs (Guide)
1 or 2; white with brown amd mauve blotches.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • malaiensis (Temminck, 1822)   -  Burma, southern China and Taiwan, into the Malay Peninsula.
  • perniger (Hodgson, 1836)   -  Himalayan foothills west through Nepal into north-eastern Murree, forests of the eastern and western Ghats in peninsular India and Sri Lanka, extending to the Aravalli range of north-western India.



References
See References.


Files:
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