Birds of the Sundarban

Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Crested Hawk-Eagle
Binomial Name: Spizaetus cirrhatus
The Changeable Hawk-Eagle is an uncommon resident bird of prey in Bangladesh. Foundin the forests of Chittagong, Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi and Sylhet. It stays in the same area
throughout the year. Commonly roams singly or in pairs in open woodlands, mangroveforests, broadleaf forests or arable land near forests. Sitting on tree branches or flying in
the sky, they look for prey and catch and eat prey with their feet. The diet includes medium-sized birds, such as chickens and waterhens, squirrels, rodents, and mammals, including
rabbits. During the breeding season from January to April, nests are made of lofty branches
and green leaves.

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