Buzzard-eagle | |
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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. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Inopinaves |
Clade: | Afroaves |
Superorder: | Accipitrimorphae |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
Tribe: | Buteonini |
Genus: | Geranoaetus Kaup, 1844 |
Geranoaetus is a genus of birds in the Accipitridae family.
It contains the following species:
- White-tailed Hawk, Geranoaetus albicaudatus
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle, Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- Variable Hawk, Geranoaetus polyosoma
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This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera. |