Black Eagle

Ictinaetus malaiensis (Temminck, 1822)

Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis breeds widely across the Oriental Region, from the Himalayan foothills and the forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Bangladesh, southern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. It is a forest bird of tropical and subtropical Asia, usually seen over wooded hills and canopy cover. Its most useful field mark is the long, widely spread outer wing feathers that give it a distinctive outline in flight. Adults are all black, with yellow at the bill base and on the feet, and the wing tips reach to or beyond the tail when perched.

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Breeding range

Oriental Region: widespread