Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
File:Geranoaetus melanoleucus.png
Adult male G. m. australis showing the contrasting underside plumage. In the nominate subspecies, the contrast is even stronger due to the pure white belly. Note short grey-tipped tail.
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Afroaves
Superorder:	Accipitrimorphae
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Buteoninae
Tribe:	Buteonini
Genus:	Geranoaetus
Species:	G. melanoleucus
Binomial name
Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819)
Synonyms
Buteo fuscescens (Vieillot, 1819) Buteo melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819; non Vieillot, 1816: preoccupied) Spizaetus fuscescens Vieillot, 1819 Spizaetus melanoleucus Vieillot, 1819 (non Vieillot, 1816: preoccupied) but see text

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This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. File:Accipitriformes diversity.png This article is part of Project Accipitriformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each diurnal raptor, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Accipitridae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each accipitrid, including made-up species.