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Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

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 China.January 24, February 24, March 11, April 17, May 5, June 4, July 5, August 5, September 4, October 22, November 27, December 24.
China172
Taiwan Province135
Taiwan134
India87
Uttarākhand55
Thailand55
Kaohsiung42
Miaoli County18
Taichung18
Japan14

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