Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

The black-chested buzzard-eagle is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, the gray buzzard-eagle, or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean blue eagle. It is sometimes placed in the genus Buteo.

Scientific name

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Family

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

IUCN status

LC