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title: "Rufous-bellied Eagle"
description: "Lophotriorchis kienerii — Birds. The rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is found in the forested regions of tropical Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-bellied-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-bellied Eagle

> Lophotriorchis kienerii — Birds. The rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is found in the forested regions of tropical Asia.

- Scientific name: *Lophotriorchis kienerii*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 811
- Wikidata: [Q280663](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280663)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72995](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72995)

## Names

- en: Rufous-bellied Eagle
- de: Rotbauchadler
- es: Águila ventrirroja
- fr: Aigle à ventre roux
- it: Aquila kienerii
- nl: Roodbuikdwergarend
- pt: Águia-de-barriga-ruiva
- pl: Rdzawobrzuch

## Countries with the most observations

MY (240), IN (163), TH (127), ID (80), SG (56), LK (31), PH (27), BT (19), KH (10), VN (10), CN (6)

## Summary

The rufous-bellied eagle or rufous-bellied hawk-eagle (Lophotriorchis kienerii) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae that is found in the forested regions of tropical Asia. Relatively small for eagles and contrastingly patterned like a falcon, this species was earlier placed in the genus Hieraaetus and sometimes also in the genus Aquila but thought to be distinctive enough to belong to a separate genus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-bellied_eagle

## Photo

![Rufous-bellied Eagle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-bellied-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257644620

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-bellied-eagle?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).