Rufous-bellied Eagle

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Scientific Name: Lophotriorchis kienerii

Malay Name: Helang Perut Merah

Chinese Name: 棕腹隼雕

Range: Found from India to Sri Lanka, Hainan Island and Southeast Asia.

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: kienerii, formosus.

Local Subspecies: formosus

Size: 53-61 cm

Identification: Adult has slight crest, blackish head-sides/upperparts, whitish throat/upperbreast and rufous-chestnut belly/vent. In flight shows mostly rufous-chestnut wing-coverts. Juvenile has browner upperparts, whitish head-sides with blackish eyeline and mostly whitish underparts/wing coverts.

Similar looking species: Osprey, Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, secondary growth and suitable wooded areas.

Behaviour/Ecology: Usually glides and soars with wings held level.

Local Status: Rare migrant and rare visitor

Conservation Status: Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2020)

Featured reports: Mar 2022, Apr 2022, May 2022, Jul 2022, Aug 2022, Sep 2022, Oct 2022, Nov 2022

Past records in our database:

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Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle at Bukit Timah. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle at Bidadari. Photo Credit: Alan Ng
Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle at Panti Bird Sanctuary. Photo Credit: See Toh Yew Wai
Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle at Bukit Timah. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Juvenile Rufous-bellied Eagle at Bukit Timah. Photo Credit: Francis Yap
Rufous-bellied Eagle at Bukit Drive. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Adult Rufous-bellied Eagle at Jelutong Tower. Photo Credit: Leslie Fung
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Rufous-bellied Eagle)

References:

BirdLife International. (2020). Lophotriorchis kienerii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22696111A176625288.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Singapore Birds Project. (n.d.). Rufous-bellied Eagle. Retrieved on May 29, 2023 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/rufous-bellied-eagle.