Crane Hawk
Geranospiza caerulescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Crane Hawk
The Crane Hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) 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
- Geranospiza caerulescens
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crane Hawk
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Geranospiza caerulescens livens
- Geranospiza caerulescens nigra
- Geranospiza caerulescens balzarensis
- Geranospiza caerulescens caerulescens
- Geranospiza caerulescens gracilis
- Geranospiza caerulescens flexipes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sparvius caerulescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- South America; restricted to Cayenne by Berlepsch and Hartert, 1902, Novit. Zool., 9, p. 114.
- 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 10 p.318
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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