Nisaetus floris

Eagle flores (Nisaetus floris) is a type of large Eagles, about 71-82 cm, that also enriches the diversity of birds in Indonesia. Despite its name, this bird flores Hawk can be found also on the island of Lombok, Sumbawa, as well as the small island of Satonda and Rinca, besides of course on the island of Flores, Nusa Tenggara (Indonesia).

Like other types of birds of prey, a hawk who body part underneath are white prefers lowland forests and to a height of 1,000 metres submontana is above sea level. The technique of no predators that are easily visible is the hunting of tenggeran and flying broadcast by utilizing hot air flow (thermal soaring).

the status of conservation of Eagles flores has increased significantly. Its distribution is limited in the area of forest in Nusa Tenggara are strongly influenced by extensive coverage of its forests. In addition the capture and illegal trade of aggravating the conditions of the population in the wild.

The number of mature individuals in the entire ny distribution estimated around 100 pairs with the cruising around 10,000 square kilometres. The tendency of the population continued to decline to make a World Conservation Body IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) was designated as a type of "one step toward extinction" (being Critically Endangered/CR). The Government itself set these birds as protected species through Government Regulation No. 7 Year 1999 about Preserving plant species.

In Flores, one of his distribution in the region is in the forest of Mbeliling. Birds of Indonesia in early 2012 recorded five times this type of encounter with the village of Golo Desat, Roe (Cunca Qualify), Golo Damu, and forest Puarlolo of which included in Mbeliling subdistrict, Manggarai Barat Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.

In Indonesia, some species Nisaetus we know besides the Eagle Flores is Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), Eagle wallace (Nisaetus nanus), Eagle Mountain, the Eagles again Eagle (Nisaetus alboniger), sulawesi and the Eagle (Nisaetus lanceolatus).

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