Legge's hawk-eagle is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It breeds in the Indian subcontinent, from southern India to Sri Lanka. Its specific name kelaarti honors the physician-zoologist E.F. Kelaart. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Legge, WV 1878)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.4, vol.2, no.6 p.202
Protonym:
Spizaetus kelaarti
Type locality:
Ceylon.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34861#page/238/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
38856722D34E988B
Avibase ID:
avibase-38856722
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/38856722
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824095
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Legge's) ( Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Legge's) ( Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nisaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Legge's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus kelaarti) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Spizaëtus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spizaetus nipalensis kelaarti [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nisaetus kelaarti [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Nisaetus [nipalensis or kelaarti]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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