Geranoaetus

Geranoaetus
Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Accipitriformes
Family:Accipitridae
Subfamily:Buteoninae
Genus:Geranoaetus
Kaup, 1844

Geranoaetus is a genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It contains the following species:

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Geranoaetus albicaudatusWhite-tailed hawkcoastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to central Argentina as well as many Caribbean islands
Geranoaetus polyosoma Variable hawkcentral and north Andean highlands
Geranoaetus melanoleucusBlack-chested buzzard-eagleSouth America

References

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