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Legge's Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus kelaarti · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records975in 1 country
Most seen inSri Lanka975 records
Red List–IUCN status
Legge's Hawk-Eagle
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About

Legge's Hawk-Eagle in brief

The legge's hawk-eagle (Nisaetus kelaarti) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.

In Sri Lanka it has 975 published records. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and December and fall to their lowest in May and June.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Sri Lanka975 records · best Dec, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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