Everything about The Black-chested Buzzard-eagle totally explained
The
Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (
Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
is a
bird of prey found in
South America. It is the only member of the
genus Geranoaetus. It belongs in the hawk and eagle family
Accipitridae and is allied to the
Buteo hawks.
With a length of 70-90 cm, it's quite a large
eagle. The adult male has a white underside with fine blackish stripes. Upper parts are black with ash-grey-and-white zone on the wings, the silvery white seen clearly from afar. The female is distinguished by having reddish-cinnamon
secondary upper and underwings and is larger than the male.
It is usually possible to make out the generally white underparts with the dark chest-band and tail but you're less likely to see its grey upperparts.
The Black-chested Buzzard-eagle is readily identified in flight by its short wedge-shaped tail scarcely protruding from its long, broad
wings.
There are two
subspecies: the nominate
G. m. melanoleucos is found across southeastern South America from southern
Brazil to northeastern
Argentina, and is plain white below;
G. m. australis occurs from
Colombia and northwestern
Venezuela south through the
Andes to
Tierra del Fuego, and in this race, the white abdomen is all-gray-barred.
It is found in mountainous or hilly
terrain where it spends a lot of time
soaring while looking for
prey. This consists of
mammals such as
rabbits, some
birds,
snakes and
carrion. It nests in high trees or on rocky cliffs.
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