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Blyth's hawk-eagle

Nisaetus alboniger Blyth, 1845

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 830 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger)
Photo: Su Chen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blyth's hawk-eagle

Weight
830 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the blyth's hawk-eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the blyth's hawk-eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) (earlier treated as Spizaetus) is a medium-sized bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae.

It can be found in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra and Borneo. It is a bird of open woodland, although island forms prefer a higher tree density. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays a single egg.

It is a fairly small eagle at about 50–60 cm (20–24 in) in length. The adult has a thick white band on uppertail and undertail, all black above, black spotted breast, barred below. It has a prominent crest like the bazas. Juvenile is dark brown above, and has a light brown head and underparts.

The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

From the Wikipedia article “Blyth's hawk-eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blyth%27s_hawk-eagle&oldid=1313748951), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the blyth's hawk-eagle endangered?

The blyth's hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the blyth's hawk-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusNisaetus
  7. SpeciesNisaetus alboniger Blyth, 1845

Synonyms Spizaetus alboniger, Spizaëtus nipalensis alboniger

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • أفياء بليثArabic
  • عقاب البازي بليثArabic
  • àguila de BlythCatalan
  • Àguila astor d'IndonèsiaCatalan
  • orel pralesníCzech
  • Sorthovedet HøgeørnDanish
  • BorneohaubenadlerGerman
  • TraueradlerGerman
  • TrauerhaubenadlerGerman
  • malajzia agloEsperanto
  • Águila indonesiaSpanish
  • águila azor indonesiaSpanish
  • Águila de IndonesiaSpanish
  • malai tuttkotkasEstonian
  • vuorijalokotkaFinnish
  • Aigle de BlythFrench
  • bjelogrli oraoCroatian
  • gyászos vitázsasHungarian
  • Elang gunungIndonesian
  • Aquilastore di BlythItalian
  • カオグロクマタカJapanese
  • dėmėtakrūtis peslinis erelisLithuanian
  • Blyths KuifarendDutch
  • malayskogørnNorwegian
  • wojownik żałobnyPolish
  • águia-alvinegraPortuguese
  • águia-gavião-de-blythPortuguese
  • Gavião-alvinegroPortuguese
  • Пестрогрудый хохлатый орёлRussian
  • orlovec vrchovskýSlovak
  • Blitov jastrebasti oraoSerbian
  • sundaörnSwedish
  • Blyths hökörnSwedish
  • เหยี่ยวดำท้องขาวThai
  • Blyth Atmaca KartalıTurkish
  • орел-чубань смугастогрудийUkrainian
  • 馬來鷹鵰Chinese
  • 马来鹰雕Chinese

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Relatives of the blyth's hawk-eagle

Other species in the same genus Nisaetus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blyth's hawk-eagle?

An adult blyth's hawk-eagle weighs 830 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blyth's hawk-eagle endangered?

The blyth's hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the blyth's hawk-eagle?

The blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blyth_s_hawk_eagle_2026,
  title = {Blyth's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus alboniger)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blyth-s-hawk-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}