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| | *Yellow feet with black talons | | *Yellow feet with black talons |
| | *Black bill with a yellow cere<br /> | | *Black bill with a yellow cere<br /> |
| | + | [[Image:SMA 0477fms.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Marcelo+Allende|Marcelo Allende}}<br />Comandante Andresito, Comandante Andresito, June 2012]] |
| | Sexes similar, but female larger<br /> | | Sexes similar, but female larger<br /> |
| | '''Immature birds''' - pale edges on upperwing coverts, brownish-grey back. | | '''Immature birds''' - pale edges on upperwing coverts, brownish-grey back. |
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| | It nests in the forest canopy, building a large stick nest (as much as 8 ft dia) high up in exposed trees on ridges. | | It nests in the forest canopy, building a large stick nest (as much as 8 ft dia) high up in exposed trees on ridges. |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
| - | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#Wikipedia |
| | #BF Member observations | | #BF Member observations |
| | {{ref}} | | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| - | {{GSearch|Spizaetus+melanoleucus Use ''Spizaetus melanoleucus'' to }} | + | {{GSearch|Spiza+melanoleucus}} |
| - | {{GSearch|Spizastur+melanoleucus Use ''Spizastur melanoleucus'' to }} | + | |
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| | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizastur]] [[Category:Spizaetus]] | | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizastur]] [[Category:Spizaetus]] |
Current revision
- Spizaetus melanoleucus
Spizastur melanoleucus
[edit] Identification
Adult
- 50-60 cm.
- White head, neck and body
- Small black crest
- Black mask
- Black wings
- White tipped, brownish tail barred black/dark grey
- Orange iris
- Yellow feet with black talons
- Black bill with a yellow cere
Photo by
Marcelo AllendeComandante Andresito, Comandante Andresito, June 2012
Sexes similar, but female larger
Immature birds - pale edges on upperwing coverts, brownish-grey back.
[edit] Distribution
Occurs in Mexico, in Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas and rarely Yucatán, in Central America south to Panama and in South America from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas south to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Rare over most of range. Resident.
[edit] Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It was formerly placed in its own genus Spizastur
[edit] Habitat
Forest from sea-level up to 1,500m, also forest edge and riverine woodland.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes mammals, toads, and a wide variety of birds.
[edit] Breeding
It nests in the forest canopy, building a large stick nest (as much as 8 ft dia) high up in exposed trees on ridges.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
[edit] External Links
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