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About the Legge's Hawk-Eagle
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. The English common name honours William Vincent Legge, who described the species in 1878.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sulawesi Hawk-EagleNisaetus lanceolatusThe Sulawesi hawk-eagle, also known as Celebes hawk-eagle, is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm (25 in) long, crestless brown raptor in the family Accipitridae.
Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensisThe Philippine hawk-eagle or north Philippine hawk-eagle, earlier treated under Spizaetus, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Javan Hawk-EagleNisaetus bartelsiThe hawk-eagle is approximately 60 cm (24 in) long.
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