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Geranoaetus

Geranoaetus is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains three species. Geranoaetus are large birds. Their wing span is about 70–80 inches (180–200 cm) and their total length is 25–30 inches (64–76 cm).

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Geranoaetus
Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Buteoninae
Genus: Geranoaetus
Kaup, 1844
Type species
Geranoaetus melanoleucus1
Temminck,1824

Geranoaetus is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains three species.2 Geranoaetus are large birds. Their wing span is about 70–80 inches (180–200 cm) and their total length is 25–30 inches (64–76 cm).3

Genus Geranoaetus – Miller, JF, 1778 – three species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-tailed hawk

 Geranoaetus albicaudatus
(Vieillot, 1816)

Three subspecies
  • G. a. hypospodius (Gurney Sr, 1876)
  • G. a. colonus (Berlepsch, 1892)
  • G. a. albicaudatus (Vieillot, 1816)
Coastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to central Argentina, as well as many Caribbean islands
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Diet: 		 LC 


Variable hawk

 Geranoaetus polyosoma
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Four subspecies
  • G. p. polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  • G. p. exsul (Salvin, 1875)
  • G. p. poecilochrous (Gurney Sr, 1879)
  • G. p. fjeldsai (Cabot, J & de Vries, 2009)
Central and north Andean highlands
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Diet: 		 LC 


Black-chested buzzard-eagle

 Geranoaetus melanoleucus
(Vieillot, 1819)

Two subspecies
  • Geranoaetus melanoleucus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819)
  • Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis Swann, 1922
South America
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Diet: 		 LC 


References

References

  1. "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. DO AMARAL, FÁBIO RAPOSO; SHELDON, FREDERICK H.; GAMAUF, ANITA; HARING, ELISABETH; RIESING, MARTIN J.; SILVEIRA, LUÍS F.; WAJNTAL, ANITA (2010-07-13). "Priority of Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844 over Tachytriorchis Kaup, 1844 (Aves: Accipitridae) based on the first reviser principle". Zootaxa. 2534 (1). Magnolia Press: 67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2534.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
  3. "Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles". beautyofbirds.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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