Variable Hawk
Geranoaetus polyosoma(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
English (US) Variable Hawk
The Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) 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 polyosoma
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Variable Hawk
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Geranoaetus polyosoma polyosoma
- Geranoaetus polyosoma exsul
- Geranoaetus polyosoma poecilochrous
- Geranoaetus polyosoma fjeldsai
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco polyosoma
- Described by
- (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824)
- Type locality
- Falkland Islands.
- Original description
- Voyage autour du monde, entrepris par ordre du roi. ExeĢcuteĢ sur les corvettes de S. M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les anneĢes 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820. Zoologie livr.3 p.92 pl.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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