New breeding, distribution and prey records for the Pygmy Eagle 'Hieraeetus weiskei'

Title
New breeding, distribution and prey records for the Pygmy Eagle 'Hieraeetus weiskei'
Publication Date
2016
Author(s)
Bishop, David
Diamond, Jared
Hornbuckle, Jonathan
Debus, Steve J S
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
BirdLife Australia
Place of publication
Australia
DOI
10.20938/afo33224226
UNE publication id
une:19998
Abstract
An active nest of the Pygmy Eagle 'Hieraaetus weiskei' is described, providing the first documented observation of a downy chick in late January and hence an indicative laying date of late November/early December. The first documented record of this species for Waigeo Island (West Papua Province) is presented. A prey item being carried by a Pygmy Eagle is identified as a probable Brown (Slender-billed) Cuckoo-Dove 'Macropygia amboinensis', and another Pygmy Eagle had eaten a Mountain Fruit-Dove 'Ptilinopus bellus'.
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Citation
Australian Field Ornithology, v.33, p. 224-226
ISSN
1448-0107
Start page
224
End page
226

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