Blyth's Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger)

OTHER NAMES: N/A

Latin Etymology: Nisaetus ("hawk-eagle") alboniger ("white black")

Adult Blyth's Hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) at Genting Highlands, Malaysia - July 2016

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Weight: 830g  /  Length: 51-58cm  /  Wingspan: 56-70cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern 

A distinctive black and white raptor of the lower reaches of mountainous rainforest, this species is in many ways little known due to it's rainforest habitat - it's diet includes lizards and bats, but possibly more, it's population size is unknown but has a large enough range that it is not currently believed to be in danger.  However, it is tolerant of some human activity - as demonstrated by the fact I saw it at Genting.  It is named after the English Zoologist Edward Blyth - a man who was the curator of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal and a correspondent of Darwin who first described this species to Western Science.

Related Species:
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Nisaetus
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 

 - Sighting Locations -

MALAYSIA - Malay - Helang Hindek Gunung ("Hindek Mountain Eagle")

A widespread but local resident.

 - MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE 2016 TRIP: A single bird Genting Highlands

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto