Javan hawk-eagle

Javan hawk-eagle
Wild Javan Hawk-Eagle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Nisaetus
Species:
N. bartelsi
Binomial name
Nisaetus bartelsi
(Stresemann, 1924)
Synonyms

Spizaetus bartelsi

The Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi) is a medium-sized, dark brown raptor in the family Accipitridae. It is the national bird of Indonesia, where it is commonly referred to as the real-life model for the Garuda Pancasila, which is also inspired by Garuda; a bird-like deity in Hinduism and Buddhism. The scientific name commemorates the Bartels family, who discovered it.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Nisaetus bartelsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22696165A110050373. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22696165A110050373.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.