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Changeable Hawk Eagle (Spizaetus
cirrbatus) Dark Morph
Size 56-75 cm (22-30 in). Overall blackish brown plumage with brown tail with
slightly darker terminal band. Dark bill & cere. Iris brown. Occurs in the
Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia to the Greater and Lesser Sundas east to
the Philippines. Resident in Pen. Malaysia at low elevations, south to Singapore
where it is uncommon. The dark morph is more common but less common than the
Crested Serpent Eagle where it is usually seen in forests, forest edge, wooded
garden and plantations. Usually seen alone or in pairs gliding over forest
canopy and forest edge. Hunts from both the air and from perches.
