Black Eagle

Black Eagle

Flying Animal | Black Eagle | I. malayensis | Black Eagle is a kind of bird of prey from the Accipitridae tribe, and the only member of the clan Ictinaetus. Birds are very beautiful and a symbol of bravery and courage and the black eagle is named so because of the color of fur entirely black.

Body large-sized (70 cm). Black color. Wings and long tail, looked huge when flying. There is a pale colored spots at the base of primary feathers and faint stripes on the tail. At the time of flying or resting, the general appearance of entirely black. Teenagers: color pale, with pale yellow streaks on the feathers and thighs. Iris brown, beak black with gray tip, sera and yellow feet. Circling low over the canopy of trees. Slide easily on the sides of wooded hills and through the trees. Often in pairs. Food: swallows, birds, bats, rats, lizards, bird eggs.

Black Eagle

Habitat
Lowland and hill forest.
Spread to a height of 1400 m above sea level (3,000 m of Java).

Black Eagle

Deployment
India, southeastern China, Southeast Asia, the Great Sunda.
Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Maluku.

Black Eagle

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Ictinaetus
Blyth, 1843
Species: I. malayensis

Black Eagle

Binomial Name
Ictinaetus malayensis