Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinusBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Bat Hawk
The Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Macheiramphus alcinus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Bat Hawk
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Macheiramphus alcinus anderssoni
- Macheiramphus alcinus alcinus
- Macheiramphus alcinus papuanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Malacca.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 2 p.482
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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