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Flores hawk-eagle

Nisaetus floris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898)

ENEndangeredbirds of prey

The flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.36 kg to 1.59 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.

Flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris)
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the flores hawk-eagle

Weight
1.36 kg – 1.59 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
bird, lizard, snakesrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris)
Hermann Schlegel, 1866. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the flores hawk-eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the flores hawk-eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris) is a large raptor in the family Accipitridae. It is an endemic species to the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. A member of the genus Nisaetus, it was considered as a subspecies of and conspecific with the changeable hawk-eagle but genetic studies have evidenced it as a legitimate species. A forest dwelling predator, this species is classified as endangered due to habitat loss and persecution.

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Is the flores hawk-eagle endangered?

The flores hawk-eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

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

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How is the flores hawk-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusNisaetus
  7. SpeciesNisaetus floris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898)

Synonyms Limnaetus limnaetus floris, Nisaetus cirrhatus floris, Spizaetus cirrhatus floris, Spizaetus floris

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • أفياء فلوريسArabic
  • نسر الصقري الفلوريسيArabic
  • Àguila de FloresCatalan
  • àguila de l'illa FloresCatalan
  • orel floreskýCzech
  • Flores HøgeørnDanish
  • FloreshaubenadlerGerman
  • Asiatischer HaubenadlerGerman
  • Flores-HaubenadlerGerman
  • floresa agloEsperanto
  • Floresa akcipitragloEsperanto
  • Águila de FloresSpanish
  • Águila azor de FloresSpanish
  • Aigle de FlorèsFrench
  • floreški oraoCroatian
  • Elang floresIndonesian
  • Aquilastore di FloresItalian
  • Aquila dal ciuffo di FloresItalian
  • フローレスクマタカJapanese
  • Floreso peslinis erelisLithuanian
  • FloreskuifarendDutch
  • floresskogørnNorwegian
  • wojownik sundajskiPolish
  • águia-de-floresPortuguese
  • águia-gavião-das-floresPortuguese
  • Зондский хохлатый орёлRussian
  • Цветочный хохлатый орёлRussian
  • orlovec floreskýSlovak
  • Jastrebasti orao sa ostrva FloresSerbian
  • floresörnSwedish
  • floreshökörnSwedish
  • Flores Atmaca KartalıTurkish
  • орел-чубань флореськийUkrainian
  • 费氏鹰雕Chinese
  • 弗羅勒斯鳳頭鷹鵰Chinese

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Relatives of the flores 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 flores hawk-eagle?

An adult flores hawk-eagle weighs 1.36 kg – 1.59 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the flores hawk-eagle endangered?

The flores hawk-eagle is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the flores hawk-eagle eat?

Its recorded main food is bird, lizard and snake.

What kind of animal is the flores hawk-eagle?

The flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{flores_hawk_eagle_2026,
  title = {Flores hawk-eagle (Nisaetus floris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flores-hawk-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}