Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nanus(Wallace, AR, 1868)
English (US) Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
The Wallace's Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nanus) 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
- Nisaetus nanus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1868)
No guides listed yet for Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Be the first expert to offer guided tours for this species.
Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Nisaetus nanus nanus
- Nisaetus nanus stresemanni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spizaetus nanus
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1868)
- Type locality
- Sarawak.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.4, no.13 p.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Congo Serpent Eagle
Circaetus spectabilis
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Black-chested Snake Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus kelaarti
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Blyth's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus alboniger
Javan Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus bartelsi
Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus lanceolatus
Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus pinskeri
Looking for a different species?