New breeding, distribution and prey records for the Pygmy Eagle Hieraeetus weiskei
David Bishop, Jared Diamond, Jonathan Hornbuckle, Stephen Debus
pp. 224-226
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 another Pygmy Eagle is identified as a probable Brown (Slender-billed) Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia amboinensis, and another Pygmy Eagle had fed upon a Mountain Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus bellus.
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