Geranoaetus

Geranoaetus
	Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Buteoninae
Genus:	Geranoaetus; Kaup, 1844
Type species
	Geranoaetus melanoleucus; Temminck,1824

Geranoaetus is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains three species.^[2] Geranoaetus are large birds. Their wing span is about 70-80 in and their total length is 25-30 in.^[3]

Genus **Geranoaetus** – Miller, JF, 1778 – three species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
White-tailed hawk	Geranoaetus albicaudatus (Vieillot, 1816) Three subspecies G. a. hypospodius (Gurney Sr, 1876) G. a. colonus (Berlepsch, 1892) G. a. albicaudatus (Vieillot, 1816)	Coastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to central Argentina, as well as many Caribbean islands	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Variable hawk	Geranoaetus polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Four subspecies G. p. polyosoma (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) G. p. exsul (Salvin, 1875) G. p. poecilochrous (Gurney Sr, 1879) G. p. fjeldsai (Cabot, J & de Vries, 2009)	Central and north Andean highlands	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Black-chested buzzard-eagle	Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819) Two subspecies Geranoaetus melanoleucus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819) Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis Swann, 1922	South America	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

References

^ "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^ DO AMARAL, FÁBIO RAPOSO; SHELDON, FREDERICK H.; GAMAUF, ANITA; HARING, ELISABETH; RIESING, MARTIN J.; SILVEIRA, LUÍS F.; WAJNTAL, ANITA (2010-07-13). "Priority of Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844 over Tachytriorchis Kaup, 1844 (Aves: Accipitridae) based on the first reviser principle". Zootaxa. 2534 (1). Magnolia Press: 67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2534.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.
^ "Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles". beautyofbirds.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

External links

Media related to Geranoaetus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Geranoaetus at Wikispecies

[HM4-1] "Accipitridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

[DO_AMARAL_SHELDON_GAMAUF_HARING_2010_p=67-2] DO AMARAL, FÁBIO RAPOSO; SHELDON, FREDERICK H.; GAMAUF, ANITA; HARING, ELISABETH; RIESING, MARTIN J.; SILVEIRA, LUÍS F.; WAJNTAL, ANITA (2010-07-13). "Priority of Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844 over Tachytriorchis Kaup, 1844 (Aves: Accipitridae) based on the first reviser principle". Zootaxa. 2534 (1). Magnolia Press: 67. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2534.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334.

[3] "Black-chested Buzzard-Eagles". beautyofbirds.com. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

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