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Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
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Wallace's Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nanus
Wallace's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus nanus earlier under the genus Spizaetus) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. 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) (about the size of a peregrine falcon).
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 73103.