HAWKS, KITES, AND EAGLES   -   ACCIPITRIDAE   -   PART II

Common Black-Hawk (Buteogallus) to Hawk-Eagles (Spizaetus)

Common Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinusCommon Black-Hawk - Buteogallus anthracinus
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus subtilis
Near Panama City, Panama.
The Pacific coast form has on occasions been split as Mangrove Black-Hawk (B. subtilis).
Common Black-Hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus anthracinus
Iwokrama Forest, Region 9, Guyana.


Savanna Hawk - Buteogallus meridionalisSolitary Eagle - Harpyhaliaetus solitarius
Savanna Hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
Immature.
Solitary Eagle
Harpyhaliaetus solitarius solitarius
Manu road between Pillahuata and San Pedro, Cusco department, Peru.


Black-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollisBlack-collared Hawk - Busarellus nigricollis
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis nigricollis
Transpantanal Highway, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
Black-collared Hawk
Busarellus nigricollis nigricollis
Calabozo-San Fernando road, Guárico state, Venezuela.


Black-chested-Buzzard-Eagle - Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Black-chested-Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis
Rio Chonta valley, Cajamarca department, Peru.


Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostrisRoadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
Buteo magnirostris magnirostris
Bruzual, Apure state, Venezuela.
Roadside Hawk
Buteo magnirostris magnirostris
San Rafael Falls, Sucumbíos province, Ecuador.


Roadside Hawk - Buteo magnirostris
Roadside Hawk
Buteo magnirostris nattereri(?)
Barra Grande, Bahia state, Brazil.
Juvenile.


Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Broad-winged Hawk - Buteo platypterus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus platypterus
Yellow-eared Parrot reserve, above Jardín, Antioquia department, Colombia.
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus platypterus
El Dorado reserve, Santa Marta mountains, Colombia.


White-tailed Hawk - Buteo albicaudatusRed-backed Hawk - Buteo polyosoma
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus colonus
20 km south of Calabozo, Guárico state, Venezuela.
Red-backed Hawk
Buteo polyosoma polyosoma
Rio Chonta, Cajamarca department, Peru.
Juvenile.


Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Gareno Lodge, Napo province, Ecuador.


Harpy Eagle - Harpia harpyjaHarpy Eagle - Harpia harpyja
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Rio Grande, Bolívar state, Venezuela.
Juvenile.
Harpy Eagle
Harpia harpyja
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso state, Brazil.
Juvenile.


Ornate Hawk-Eagle - Spizaetus ornatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus ornatus ornatus
Manu Wildlife Center, Madre de Dios department, Peru.


Black-and-chestnut Eagle - Spizaetus isidori
Black-and-chestnut Eagle
Spizaetus isidori
Cajanuma, Podocarpus NP, Loja province, Ecuador.
Juvenile. Remarkably similar to Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis).














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