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Spizaetus alboniger
| Family Name: | Accipitridae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Vertebrates (Bird) |
| Common Name: | Blyth's Hawk Eagle |
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Description
| Description | Black and white plumage and long, erect crest are distinctive features. Has broad white band on dark tail. Head and upperparts black. Underparts white with black streaks on breast and black bars on rest of underparts. Underwings whitish with contrasting blackish bands. In juvenile, upperparts brown; underparts buffy; tail brown with 4-5 dark bands. |
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Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Habitats | Forest |
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Status
| Species Status | Non-breeding visitor |
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| Conservation Status | Very Rare |
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References
| References | Lim, K.S. & Gardner, D. 1997. Birds: An illustrated field guide to the birds of Singapore. Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing Limited. 226pp Wang, L.K. & Hails, C.J. 2007. An annotated checklist of the birds of Singapore. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement no. 15. 179pp |
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