Elang Flores (Spizaetus floris)

Flores Eagle (Spizaetus florists) is one type of raptors (birds of prey) that belongs endemic to Indonesia. Unfortunately that is an eagle flores flores endemic birds of prey (Nusa Tenggara) is now the most endangered raptors because the population is estimated not to exceed 250 eagles that get listed in red (Redlist IUCN) as Critically Endangered (Critical). Conservation status and population is far below the Javanese eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) the conservation status of Endangered (Threatened).

Flores Eagle (Spizaetus florists) is one type of raptors (birds of prey) that belongs endemic to Indonesia. Unfortunately that is an eagle flores flores endemic birds of prey (Nusa Tenggara) is now the most endangered raptors because the population is estimated not to exceed 250 eagles that get listed in red (Redlist IUCN) as Critically Endangered (Critical). Conservation status and population is far below the Javanese eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) the conservation status of Endangered (Threatened).

Eagle flores in english known as the Flores Hawk-eagle. In scientific language (Latin) is known as Spizaetus florists.

Characteristics. Flores eagle has a medium body size, with adult body size of about 55 cm. white fur on the head and sometimes have brown stripes on the crown.

Flores eagle body blackish brown. While the chest and abdomen raptor endemic flores white fur was covered with a thin reddish brown hue. Flores brown eagles that have a dark line number six. While this endemic bird legs are white.

Distribution, Population, and Conservation. Flores Eagle is a raptor (bird of prey), endemic to East Nusa Tenggara that can only be found on the island of Flores, Sumbawa, Lombok, Satonda, Paloe, Komodo, and Rinca.

These birds usually inhabit lowland forests and forest to a height of 1600 meters submontana above sea level (m asl).

Flores endemic raptor populations in the wild is estimated no more than 250 mature individuals (IUCN Redlist, 2005). Because of the small number of individuals and the narrow spread of the eagle population flores (Spizaetus florists) immediately established as one of the bird species with conservation status "critical" (Critically Endangered) from the first raptor endemic to this status as separate species of hawk eagle.

Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Aves, Order: Falconiformes; Family: Accipitridae; Genus: Spizaetus; Species: Spizaetus florists

 

Reference : www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/150770/0; www.burung.org; raptorindonesia.org;

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