Tours where you can spot this bird
1 tour in Malaysia
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nanus (Wallace, 1868)
Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle, Nisaetus nanus, is a bird of prey in the Accipitridae family that breeds in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is associated with subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Named for Alfred Russel Wallace, it is one of the smallest eagles in the world, measuring about 46 cm and weighing 500–610 g. It is non-migratory.
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Malay Pen., Sumatra and Borneo
