Solitary Eagle
Buteogallus solitarius(Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
English (US) Solitary Eagle
The Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
- Scientific name
- Buteogallus solitarius
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Solitary Eagle
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Buteogallus solitarius sheffleri
- Buteogallus solitarius solitarius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Circaetus solitarius
- Described by
- (Tschudi, JJ, 1844)
- Type locality
- Rio Chanchamayo, Junin, Peru.
- Original description
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte 10 p.264
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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