Wildlifeof China
Black Eagle
Birds of Prey
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Ictinaetus malayensis
Basic stats
Diet
Mammals and birds, particularly at their nests
Habitat
Soars over forests in hilly regions
Range
Hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and South-east Asia, including south-eastern China; Himalayan foothills west through Nepal into India and Sri Lanka
Clutch size
1–2 white eggs blotched brown and mauve, laid January–April
Size
About 75cm
Wingspan
148–182cm
The black eagle is a large but slender eagle, about 75cm long with a wingspan of 148–182cm, and the only member of its genus. It is easily identified by widely splayed, long primary 'fingers', a characteristic silhouette, slow flight, and yellow cere and legs contrasting with the all-black adult plumage. Young birds have a buff head, underparts and underwing coverts (Wikipedia, general species account).
It soars over forests in the hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and South-east Asia, as well as south-eastern China, hunting mammals and birds, particularly at their nests. One or two white eggs blotched with brown and mauve may be laid in the nesting season between January and April (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Black Eagle eat?
- Mammals and birds, particularly at their nests
- What habitat does the Black Eagle live in?
- Soars over forests in hilly regions
- Where is the Black Eagle found?
- Hilly regions of tropical and subtropical South and South-east Asia, including south-eastern China; Himalayan foothills west through Nepal into India and Sri Lanka
- How many eggs does the Black Eagle lay?
- 1–2 white eggs blotched brown and mauve, laid January–April
- How big is the Black Eagle?
- About 75cm
- What is the wingspan of the Black Eagle?
- 148–182cm