Blyth's hawk-eagle

Blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) (earlier treated as Spizaetus)^[2] is a medium-sized bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.

Blyth's hawk-eagle
At Jurong Bird Park, Singapore
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Nisaetus
Species:	N. alboniger
Binomial name
Nisaetus alboniger Blyth, 1845
Synonyms
Spizaetus alboniger

It can be found in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo.^[3] It is a bird of open woodland, although island forms prefer a higher tree density. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays a single egg.

It is a fairly small eagle at about 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length. The adult has a thick white band on uppertail and undertail, all black above, black spotted breast, barred below. It has a prominent crest like the bazas. Juvenile is dark brown above, and has a light brown head and underparts.

The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

Blythe's hawk-eagle in Peninsular Malaysia