Wallace's hawk-eagle

Wallace's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nanus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Kra Isthmus, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and trade.^[5] It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500–610 g (1.10–1.34 lb) (about the size of a peregrine falcon).^[6][7]

Wallace's hawk-eagle
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Genus:	Nisaetus
Species:	N. nanus
Binomial name
Nisaetus nanus (Wallace, 1868)
Subspecies[2]
S. cirrhatus and S. nipalensis [3] N. n. nanus - (Wallace, 1868) N. n. stresemanni - (Amadon, 1953)
Synonyms
Spizaetus nanus[4] (protonym)

It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist.^[8]

It is non-migratory.^[5]