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''Oroaetus isidori''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
The adult has mostly black upperside and head, chestnut underside, and tail with proximal part gray. The juvenile is much paler, gradually becoming darker with age. Legs are long.  
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60–80 cm<br />
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The adult has mostly black upperside and head, chestnut underside, and tail with proximal part gray.
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The juvenile is much paler, gradually becoming darker with age. Legs are long.  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Mountains from [[Venezuela]] to [[Argentina]].
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Coastal mountains of [[Venezuela]] to Andes of north-western [[Argentina]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This is a monotypic species. Recently, it has been proposed to move this species from genus ''Oroaetus'' to ''[[: Category:Spizaetus|Spizaetus]]''.
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br />
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It was recently moved from the genus ''[[:Category:Oroaetus|Oroaetus]]'' to ''Spizaetus''.
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Mountains with humid forest in subtropical zone.
 
Mountains with humid forest in subtropical zone.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Not well recorded. Their diet is thought to be large birds and tree dwelling mammals, such as squirrels.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Oroaetus+isidori}}  
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{{GSearch|Eagle+isidori}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oroaetus]] [[Category:Incomplete]]
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{{Video|Black_and_chestnut_Eagle}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Oroaetus]] [[Category:Spizaetus]]

Revision as of 19:21, 16 July 2014

Photo by JanArras
Manu road, Peru, July 2007
Spizaetus isidori

Oroaetus isidori

Identification

60–80 cm
The adult has mostly black upperside and head, chestnut underside, and tail with proximal part gray.

The juvenile is much paler, gradually becoming darker with age. Legs are long.

Distribution

Coastal mountains of Venezuela to Andes of north-western Argentina

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.[1]
It was recently moved from the genus Oroaetus to Spizaetus.

Habitat

Mountains with humid forest in subtropical zone.

Behaviour

Diet

Not well recorded. Their diet is thought to be large birds and tree dwelling mammals, such as squirrels.

References

  1. 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

External Links

#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)


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