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ForestPlatform nestLarge · 799 g
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Adult rufous-bellied eagles are distinctive in their pattern. They have a black hood with a short crest. Chestnut underparts and wing coverts contrast with the white on the throat and breast. The sexes are almost indistinguishable in plumage but females are slightly larger and have more black on the face. They perch in a very upright stance and the wingtip almost reaches the tail. The tarsus is fully feathered. Juveniles have very white underparts with dark markings on the sides of the body, head mask and edge of underwing coverts. They can appear similar to a booted eagle (Aquila pennata).
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When to see the Rufous-bellied Eagle
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-bellied Eagle
The map shades 15 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Laos.
About the Rufous-bellied Eagle
The rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is found in the forested regions of tropical Asia. Relatively small for eagles and contrastingly patterned like a falcon, this species was earlier placed in the genus Hieraaetus and sometimes also in the genus Aquila but thought to be distinctive enough to belong to a separate genus.
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Easily confused with
Indian VultureGyps indicusThe Indian vulture is bulky and medium in size.
Eastern Chanting GoshawkMelierax poliopterusThis species averages 49 to 55 cm (19 to 22 in) long, with a wingspan of 96 to 110 cm (38 to 43 in) and a tail length of 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in).
Slate-colored HawkButeogallus schistaceusIt is a medium-sized to large bird, typically about 40 cm (16 in) long.
Side by side: Indian Vulture vs Rufous-bellied Eagle · Eastern Chanting Goshawk vs Rufous-bellied Eagle · Rufous-bellied Eagle vs Slate-colored Hawk
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