Prakruti Parichay
AccipitridaeNisaetus

Lagga's Hawk Eagle

Nisaetus kelaarti

70–70 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
Has a crest

Resident. SW India and Sri Lanka. Has paler crown and streaked ear-coverts, restricted breast streaking, and paler rufous barring on underparts compared with Mountain; underwing-coverts a rebuff and almost unmarked. and median throat stripe is almost lacking (broad and prominent in Mountain). Patterning of underparts, comparatively unmarked underwing-coverts, and structural differences help separate from Crested. Juvenile has rufous-brown bands across breast (underparts unmarked or with sparse streaking in juvenile Crested). Inhabits forested areas. Treated here as conspecific with Mountain Hawk Eagle N. n /psl8nsis.

Colour

Rufous / Red-brownBrown
Average size
70 cm
Behaviour
Resident., Inhabits forested areas. Treated here as conspecific with Mountain Hawk Eagle N. n /psl8nsis.

About this bird

Resident. SW India and Sri Lanka. Has paler crown and streaked ear-coverts, restricted breast streaking, and paler rufous barring on underparts compared with Mountain; underwing-coverts a rebuff and almost unmarked. and median throat stripe is almost lacking (broad and prominent in Mountain). Patterning of underparts, comparatively unmarked underwing-coverts, and structural differences help separate from Crested. Juvenile has rufous-brown bands across breast (underparts unmarked or with sparse streaking in juvenile Crested). Inhabits forested areas. Treated here as conspecific with Mountain Hawk Eagle N. n /psl8nsis.

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Lagga's Hawk Eagle is bigger than Brown Booby but smaller than Upland Buzzard.

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Lagga's Hawk Eagle

Nisaetus kelaarti

70–70 cm