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.

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) [XC238328]
by John V. Moore from Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador (call)

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) [XC419407]
by Erick Nicol\u00e1s Pati\u00f1o Acosta from Centro de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de Aves Rapaces, Talagante, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (alarm 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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