Mountain Hawk-eagle – Nisaetus nipalensis

The Mountain Hawk-eagle is a bird species belonging to the family Accipitridae.

This is a large raptor about 70 to 72 cm in length.  Adult has brown underparts and a pale belly, except on the underside of the wing feathers and tail. The chest, the stomach and the underside of the wings are heavily streaked. Wings are broad with a curved edge. Both sexes are similar, but young are often with white head.

This species breeds in southern Asia to Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to China, Taiwan and Japan.

This species consists of two subspecies:

• Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis
• Nisaetus nipalensis Eastern