Crested Hawk Eagle

Latin Name: 
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Category: 
Size: 
70cm
Description: 

Sexes alike, but female larger. Large, slender, crested forest eagle. Brown above; white underbody longitudinally streaked all over with brown; prominent occipital crest; the streaked whitish body, broad wings and long, rounded tail distinctive in flight. Solitary; occasionally a pair circles high over forests, especially when breeding; surveys for prey from high, leafy branches near forest clearings.

Habitat: 
Semi-evergreen and deciduous forest, clearings.
Distribution: 
South of Gujarat and Rajasthan. Peninsular India. NE
Call: 
Call Description: 
Loud, screaming cry, usually long-drawn.
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