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Rufous-Bellied Eagle

රතු දුඹුරු බඩ රාජාලියා கருஞ்சிவப்பு வயிற்றுக் கழுகு

Lophotriorchis kienerii

Near threatened

Rufous-Bellied Eagle
shrikant rao · CC BY 2.0

Overview

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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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Rufous-bellied eagle — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): கருஞ்சிவப்பு வயிற்றுக் கழுகு — CC BY-SA 4.0