Black-and-chestnut eagle
| Black-and-chestnut Eagle | |
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| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
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| Species: | S. isidori
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| Spizaetus isidori (Des Murs, 1845)
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Oroaetus isidori (Des Murs, 1845) | |
The Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Oroaetus. It is found humid montane forests in the Andes from northern Argentina, through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, to Venezuela, with isolated populations in the Venezuelan Coastal Range, Serranía del Perijá and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. It is generally local and rare.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Oroaetus isidori. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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