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 LC    Pygmy Eagle* Id (Atlas):
    Hieraaetus weiskei

Description (10)
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Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
38 - 48 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Reichenow, 1900)

Range (Guide)
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Hieraaetus morphnoides (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides) and Pygmy Eagle (Hieraaetus weiskei) following Bunce et al. (2005) and Lerner and Mindell (2005).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Little Eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Pygmy Eagle (Hieraaetus weiskei) - 10 files


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