Flores hawk-eagle

Flores hawk-eagle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Nisaetus
Species:
N. floris
Binomial name
Nisaetus floris
(Hartert, 1898)
Synonyms
  • Spizaetus floris (protonym)

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.[2] 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.[3] A forest dwelling predator, this species is classified as Critically Endangered due to habitat loss and persecution.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Nisaetus floris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22732096A125448523. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22732096A125448523.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Verhoeye, J. & Holmes. D. A. (1998). The birds of the islands of Flores -- a review. Kukila 10:3-59.
  3. ^ Gjershaug, J. O., Kvaløy, K., Røv, N., Prawiradilaga, D. M., Suparman, U., and Rahman, Z. (2004). The taxonomic status of Flores Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus floris. Forktail 20: 55–62
  4. ^ Raharjaningtrah, W., and Z. Rahman. 2004. Study on the distribution, habitat and ecology of Flores Hawk-eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus floris in Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Komodo, and Rinca Islands, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Annual Report of Pro Natura Fund, 13:177-191.