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Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus pinskeri (Preleuthner & Gamauf, 1998)
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Pinsker's Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus pinskeri, is a bird of prey in the Accipitriformes that breeds in most of the Visayas, Mindanao and Basilan in the central and southern Philippines. It is a forest eagle of tropical moist lowland and montane woodland, recorded up to 1,900 m. It is set apart from the Philippine hawk-eagle by its longer crest, smaller build, grey plumage, and strongly barred underparts on the belly and legs. It is endemic to the Philippines and is listed as Endangered.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: most Visayas, Mindanao, and Basilan (c, s Philippines)
