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
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-tailed Hawk
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius
- Geranoaetus albicaudatus colonus
- Geranoaetus albicaudatus albicaudatus
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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