Species of Thailand
Wallace's hawk-eagle
Thai: เหยี่ยวหงอนสีน้ำตาลท้องขาว, yiow hngon see nam-tan tong khao
Binomial name: Nisaetus nanus, Alfred Russel Wallace, 1868
The Wallace's hawk-eagle(Nisaetus nanus earlier under the genus Spizaetus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.
It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss. It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500-610 g (1.1-1.3 lb) (about the size of a peregrine falcon).
It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Nisaetus
- Species
- Nisaetus nanus
Common names
- Thai: เหยี่ยวหงอนสีน้ำตาลท้องขาว, yiow hngon see nam-tan tong khao
Synonyms
- Spizaetus nanus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN3.1)
Wallace's hawk-eagle
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Banthat Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Chong
- Khao Luang National Park
- Khao Nam Khang National Park
- Khao Nan National Park
- Khao Phra - Bang Khram Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khlong Nakha Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ko Samui District, Surat Thani
- San Kala Khiri National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Surin Islands
- Thale Ban National Park
Range map of Nisaetus nanus in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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