Geranoaetus melanoleucus Vieillot 1819 (black-chested buzzard eagle)
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Aves - Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Alternative combination: Spizaetus melanoleucus
Belongs to Geranoaetus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Campbell 1976, Hay 1930 and Steadman et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Geranoaetus ales, Geranoaetus conterminus, Geranoaetus contortus, Geranoaetus danana, Geranoaetus polyosoma
Ecology: volant carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Chile (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Peru (1), Venezuela (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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