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Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus cirrhatus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 59, February 72, March 69, April 67, May 44, June 50, July 23, August 22, September 27, October 46, November 90, December 81.
India650
Sri Lanka455
Uva Province170
Southern Province139
Singapore120
Madhya Pradesh106
Uttarākhand94
Karnātaka92
Kerala91
Indonesia91

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusOld World Hawk-Eagles · Nisaetus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Changeable Hawk-Eagle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.