Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus(Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
English (US) Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
The Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) 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 melanoleucus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis
- Geranoaetus melanoleucus melanoleucus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Spizaetus melanoleucus
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1819)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- 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 32 p.57
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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