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;[[: Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]] tyrannus | ;[[: Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]] tyrannus | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Pacaya Jul07 1062.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|JorgePeru|JorgePeru}}<br />[[National Reserve Pacaya Samiria]], Iquitos, [[Peru]], July 2007]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | In flight, the impression is dominated by the strong barring on wings and tail. The flight feathers near the body are shorter than those further out on the wing, making the jizz somethat butterfly-like | + | In flight, the impression is dominated by the strong barring on wings and tail. The flight feathers near the body are shorter than those further out on the wing, making the jizz somethat butterfly-like. |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Image:Black_Hawk-Eagle.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}}<br />Along Manu Road, above Pilcopata (760m), [[Peru]], August 2008]] | [[Image:Black_Hawk-Eagle.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Photo by {{user|pbono|Peter R. Bono}}<br />Along Manu Road, above Pilcopata (760m), [[Peru]], August 2008]] | ||
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:*Eastern and southern [[Brazil]] to extreme north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones) | :*Eastern and southern [[Brazil]] to extreme north-eastern [[Argentina]] (Misiones) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Humid lowland forest. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Mostly seen when soaring, often high above the canopy; sometimes gives its characteristic call when soaring. Hunts from perches, from which it catches mammals and birds. | + | Mostly seen when soaring, often high above the canopy; sometimes gives its characteristic call when soaring. |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Hunts from perches, from which it catches mammals and birds. | ||
===Vocalisation=== | ===Vocalisation=== | ||
<flashmp3> Black Hawk Eagle Regua 09h58m30s01sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3> Black Hawk Eagle Regua 09h58m30s01sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/blackhawk-eagle.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | *[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/blackhawk-eagle.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Spizaetus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 16:38, 12 November 2009
- Spizaetus tyrannus
Identification
In flight, the impression is dominated by the strong barring on wings and tail. The flight feathers near the body are shorter than those further out on the wing, making the jizz somethat butterfly-like.
Distribution
From Mexico through Central America to Trinidad, Brazil and Argentina. Avoids larger mountains and in South America mostly east of the Andes.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Two subspecies are recognized:
- S. t. serus:
- S. t. tyrannus:
Habitat
Humid lowland forest.
Behaviour
Mostly seen when soaring, often high above the canopy; sometimes gives its characteristic call when soaring.
Diet
Hunts from perches, from which it catches mammals and birds.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3> Black Hawk Eagle Regua 09h58m30s01sep2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Hawk-Eagle. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Hawk-Eagle
