Pygmy eagle

Pygmy eagle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Hieraaetus
Species:
H. weiskei
Binomial name
Hieraaetus weiskei
(Reichenow, 1900)
Synonyms

Hieraaetus morphnoides weiskei

The pygmy eagle or New Guinea hawk-eagle[2] (Hieraaetus weiskei) is a bird of prey found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are primarily subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is the one of the smallest species of eagle.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Hieraaetus weiskei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22734094A95074293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22734094A95074293.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gjershaug09 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).