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The Javan hawk-eagle is one of the most endangered raptors in the world. It is a symbol of the endemic fauna of Java island in Indonesia and an Indonesian national bird. As a monogamous species that pairs with one mate, habitat fragmentation is one of the gravest dangers to their preservation.

Javan hawk-eagle
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It is an endemic species of Indonesia.
It can be encountered in tropical forests of the island of Java.
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It reaches an approximate size of 60 centimeters.
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Javan hawk-eagles are dark-brown to chestnut in color, with a creamy stripe on their throat and randomly displayed black dots and stripes.
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It has a distinguished vertical crest.
It consists of up to four 12 centimeters long feathers.
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It has a vibrant yellow iris.
Young Javan hawk-eagles have blue-grayish eyes that change color as they mature.
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The Javan hawk-eagle is a national bird of Indonesia.
It was declared as such in 1993.
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It is carnivorous.
Its diet consists of birds, bats, lizards, snakes, and small mammals, which are their prey of choice, especially squirrels, rats, and tree shrews.
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The mating season lasts from May to August.
There are recorded cases, however, of year-round breeding.
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The Female lays a single egg that hatches after 48 days of incubation.
The young fledge around 2.5 months after hatching.
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The breeding usually happens every two years.
The young typically stay with their parents for a year after fledging.
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Javan hawk-eagle is monogamous.
There are an estimated 325 Javan hawk-eagle pairs in the wild.
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Javan hawk-eagles are non-migratory.
The one-time migration happens only when the young leave the nest to build their own.
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It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
It faces habitat loss and destruction, excessive poaching, and illegal pet trade.
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