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Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus lanceolatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Sulawesi hawk-eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus) (earlier placed under Spizaetus), also known as Celebes hawk-eagle, is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm (25 in) long, crestless brown raptor in the family Accipitridae. The adults have rufous-brown, boldly marked head and chest feathers, dark brown wings and black-barred white below. The young has white head and underparts.
An Indonesian endemic, the Sulawesi hawk-eagle is distributed in rainforests of Sulawesi and its satellite islands of Buton, Muna, Banggai and Sula Islands. The diet consists mainly of birds, lizards, snakes and mammals.
Widespread throughout its habitat range, the Sulawesi hawk-eagle is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.
Wikipedia contributors, Sulawesi hawk-eagle; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:18.569336+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Nisaetus lanceolatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
- Common name
- Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Nisaetus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae Vigors, 1824
- genusNisaetus Hodgson, 1836
- speciesNisaetus lanceolatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Nisaetus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Blyth's Hawk-EagleNisaetus alboniger Blyth, 1845 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Flores Hawk-EagleNisaetus floris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Philippine Hawk-EagleNisaetus philippensis (Gould, 1863) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pinsker's Hawk-EagleNisaetus pinskeri (Preleuthner & Gamauf, 1998) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Javan Hawk-EagleNisaetus bartelsi (Stresemann, 1924) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaarti (Legge, 1878) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Wallace's Hawk-EagleNisaetus nanus (Wallace, 1868) | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 | AccipitridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Spizaetus lanceolatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=824096 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:47J2P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.