Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)

Other Names (World)
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Black Buzzard-Eagle, Black Eagle-Buzzard, Black Eagle, Grey Buzzard-Eagle, Gray Buzzard-Eagle, Grey Eagle-Buzzard, Gray Eagle-Buzzard, Grey Eagle, Gray Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
60 - 76 cm
Wingspan: 149 - 184 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1819)

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) [XC53683]
by Miguel Castelino from Laguna La Cubierta (origen Quebrada San Pacho), PN Los Nevados, Risaralda, Colombia (call)

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) [XC246640]
by from Parque Universitario (PUEAR), Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador (flight call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

australis Swann, 1922 - North-western Venezuela (M�rida Andes) through western South America south to Tierra del Fuego.
melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819) - Southern and eastern Brazil (Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo) to Paraguay, eastern Argentina (north of Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) - 10 files

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