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| Mountain Hawk Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis
- In flight from below |
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| Photographer : | © Ronald Halder |
| Location : | Rangamati (near India-Myanmar border), Bangladesh |
| Date : |
30 November 2009 |
| English synonyms: | Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Feather-toed Hawk Eagle, Hodgson's Hawk Eagle, Legge's Hawk Eagle (kelaarti), Legge's Hawk-Eagle (kelaarti), Japanese Hawk Eagle (orientalis), Japanese Hawk-Eagle (orientalis) |
| Bird Family : | Accipitrinae - Hawks, Bazas, Honey-buzzards, Eagles, Kites, Vultures, Harriers & Buzzards |
| Bird Group : | CICONIIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | This is a new record for this elevation. I have seen them in higher areas in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The elevation of these hills was around 1200 to 1500 feet. It was seen soaring with a group of Crested Tree Swifts that were visibly upset at this raptor. - RH |
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