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  1. Birds of the Philippines
  2. Kites, Hawks and Eagles

Changeable Hawk-Eagle

CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
Spizaetus cirrhatus
Family Accipitridae

L 455 mm (25")
resident, uncommon

Bird # 384 - November 2012

This is a Changeable Hawk-Eagle. They are difficult to distinguish from Philippine Hawk-Eagle. Changeable has 3 phases: dark, light, and intermediate. The Philippine Hawk-Eagle is larger and has a crest.

Desmond Allen first said of this bird: "... it has features of both. I favour Changeable still though on various aspects of underpart coloration. However, it is structure that is truly important. I will have to consult Anita Gamauf" Later on he confirmed that it is a Changeable Hawk-Eagle based on comparison with pictures of birds from Malaysia.
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CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
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CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE Spizaetus cirrhatus Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro

hawk eagle

  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
<i>Spizaetus cirrhatus</i>
Sablayan Penal Colony, Mindoro
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE, immature
  • CHANGEABLE HAWK-EAGLE, immature
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