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White-tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)

English (US) White-tailed Hawk

The White-tailed Hawk (Geranoaetus albicaudatus) 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
Geranoaetus albicaudatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-tailed Hawk
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Buteo albicaudatus
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
Type locality
South America; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Berlepsch, 1908, Novit. Zool., 15, p. 291.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 4 p.477

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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