Pygmy Eagle
Hieraaetus weiskei(Reichenow, A, 1900)
English (US) Pygmy Eagle
The Pygmy Eagle (Hieraaetus weiskei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: Moluccas eastward through New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hieraaetus weiskei
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pygmy Eagle
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1900)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Eutolmaetus weiskei
- Described by
- (Reichenow, A, 1900)
- Type locality
- Astrolabe Mountains, New Guinea; altitude 3,000 feet.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 8 p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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