Eagle Flores from Indonesia

The Flores Eagle (Spizaetus floris) is one of the endemic raptors of Indonesia. Unfortunately, the eagle flores that are endemic flocks of birds (Nusa Tenggara) is now the most endangered raptor because the population is estimated to not exceed 250 tails so that the red list (IUCN Redlist) as Critically Endangered (Critical). Conservation status and population is far below Java Eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) whose conservation status is Endangered (Threatened).

The eagle flores (Spizaetus floris) were originally classified as subspecies of brontok eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus) by scientific name (Spizaetus cirrhatus floris). But starting in 2005, the eagle flores were defined as individual species. And at that time, the eagle flores that are endemic raptors of Nusa Tenggara were awarded Critically Endangered conservation status. List of other rare birds please read: List of Endangered and Endangered Birds.

Hawk flores in English are known as Flores Hawk-eagle. In scientific language (latin) is known as Sporisetus floris.

Characteristic features. The eagle flores have a moderate body size, with an adult body measuring about 55 cm. on the head of white hair and sometimes have brown lines on the crown.

The body of the eagle flores is brown blackish. While the chest and stomach raptor endemic flores is overgrown with white feathers with a thin reddish-brown color. The brook eagle tail is brown with a dark line of six. While the foot of this endemic bird is white.

Distribution, Population, and Conservation. The eagle flores are endemic raptors of Nusa Tenggara that can only be found on the islands of Flores, Sumbawa, Lombok, Satonda, Paloe, Komodo, and Rinca.

The eagle flores (spizaetus floris) was perched

This bird commonly inhabits lowland forests and submontana forests up to 1600 meters above sea level (m. Dpl).

This endemic flocculum population population in the wild is estimated to be no more than 250 adult individuals (IUCN Redlist, 2005). Because of the small number of individuals and the narrow population spread, the flora eagle (Spizaetus floris) is directly defined as one of the bird species with Critically Endangered conservation status since the first time the endemic raptor has a status as a separate species separated from brontok eagle.

UPDATE: The official name of the Flores Eagle genus has now changed from Spizaetus to Nisaetus. So the latin name of this official animal is Nisaetus floris.

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