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Wallace's Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nanus (Wallace, AR 1868)

Wallace's hawk-eagle is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Kra Isthmus, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is among the smallest eagles in the world at about 46 cm (18 in) long and weighing 500–610 g (1.10–1.34 lb). Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Nisaetus
Scientific:
  Nisaetus nanus

Original description

Citation:
  (Wallace, AR 1868)

Reference:
   Ibis ser.2, vol.4, no.13 p.14

Protonym:
  Spizaetus nanus

Type locality:
  Sarawak.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55161#page/36/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  42B300D28CA2552D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-42B300D2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/42B300D2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 824097


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Nisaetus nanus nanus: southern Myanmar and Thailand to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo
  • Nisaetus nanus stresemanni: Nias (off the west coast of Sumatra); possibly extinct
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Catalan:
Àguila de Wallace
Czech:
orel malajský
Danish:
Malajhøgeørn
German:
Dschungelhaubenadler
Spanish:
Águila de Wallace
Spanish (Spain):
Águila de Wallace
Finnish:
pikkujalokotka
French:
Aigle de Wallace
Croatian:
prugastotrbi orao
Hungarian:
szumátrai vitézsas
Italian:
Aquilastore di Wallace
Japanese (romaji):
wo-resukumataka
Japanese:
ウォーレスクマタカ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis peslinis erelis
Dutch:
Kleine Kuifarend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergskogørn
Norwegian:
Dvergskogørn
Polish:
wojownik mały
Portuguese:
Gavião-da-selva
Portuguese (Portugal):
águia-gavião-anã
Russian:
Джунглевый хохлатый орёл
Slovak:
orlovec džungľový
Serbian:
Valasov jastrebasti orao
Swedish:
Wallaces hökörn
Ukrainian:
Орел-чубань малий
Chinese:
华氏鹰雕
Chinese (Traditional):
小鷹鵰

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Aigle de Wallace ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Aigle de Wallace ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Wallace's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Wallace's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Wallace's Hawk Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Wallace's Hawk Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Wallace's Hawk-eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Nisaetus nanus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Wallace's Hawk Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Spizaetus nanus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Spizaetus nanus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Wallace's Hawk-Eagle ( Spizaetus nanus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Spizaetus nanus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nisaetus nanus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Àguila de Wallace
Czech: Orel malajský
Danish: Malajhøgeørn
German: Dschungeladler, Dschungelhaubenadler
English: Wallace's Hawk Eagle, Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
English, HBW: Wallace's Hawk-eagle
English (IOC): Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
English (United States): Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Spanish: Águila Azor de Wallace, Águila de Wallace, Aguila-azor de Wallace, Águila-azor de Wallace
Spanish (Spain): Águila de Wallace
Spanish (HBW): Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Estonian: väike-tuttkotkas
Finnish: Pikkujalokotka
French: Aigle de Wallace, Petit Aigle de Wallace, Spizaète de Wallace
Croatian: prugastotrbi orao
Hungarian: szumátrai vitézsas
Indonesian: Burung Elang Wallace, Elang Biliton, Elang Biliton or Elang Wallace, Elang Wallace
Italian: Aquilastore di Wallace, Spizaeto di Wallace
Japanese (romaji): uo-resukumataka, woaresukumataka, wōresu kuma-taka, wo-resukumataka
Japanese: ウォアレスクマタカ, ウォーレスクマタカ, ウオーレスクマタカ
Japanese (Kanji): ウォーレス熊鷹
Scientific: Nisaetus nanus, Nisaetus nanus nanus, Spizaetus nanus, Spizaetus nanus nanus
Lithuanian: Mažasis peslinis erelis
Malay: Burung Helang Hindek Rimba, Burung Lang Hantu Kasturi, Burung Lang Selat, Helang Selat
Dutch: Kleine Kuifarend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergskogørn
Norwegian: Dvergskogørn
Polish: wojownik maly, wojownik mały
Pinyin: huá-shì yīng-diāo, xiǎo yīng-diāo
Portuguese: Gavião-da-selva
Portuguese (Portugal): águia-gavião-anã
Russian: Джунглевый хохлатый орёл, Хохлатый Орел Уоласа, Хохлатый орёл Уоллеса
Slovak: orlovec džungľový
Serbian: Valasov jastrebasti orao
Swedish: Wallaces hökörn
Thai: เหยี่ยวหงอนสีน้ำตาลท้องขาว
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw ŋŏaan-sĭi-nám-taan tʰóaaŋ-kʰăaw
Turkish: Wallace atmaca kartalı
Ukrainian: Орел-чубань малий
Chinese: 华氏鹰, 华氏鹰雕, 小鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 小鷹鵰, 小鹰鵰, 華氏鹰鵰

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