Geranoaetus

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Geranoaetus
Geranoaetus melanoleucus.JPG
Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Buteoninae
Genus: Geranoaetus
Kaup, 1844

Geranoaetus is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains these species:

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Buteo albicaudatus.jpg Geranoaetus albicaudatus White-tailed hawk Coastal Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to central Argentina, as well as many Caribbean islands
Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma) 1.jpg Geranoaetus polyosoma Variable hawk Central and north Andean highlands
Black-chested buzzard-eagle.jpg Geranoaetus melanoleucus Black-chested buzzard-eagle South America

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