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Black-and-white hawk-eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

Description:

It is a large eagle, this is a female that is characterized by its huge size

Habitat:

tropical America, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.

Notes:

The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus, formerly Spizastur melanoleucus) is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family (Accipitridae).

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3 Comments

Nayeli
Nayeli 8 years ago

Nice bird!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

I never knew these existed. It's a very unique looking eagle.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Wow!

Weimar Meneses
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Panama

Spotted on Jul 14, 2015
Submitted on Jul 14, 2015

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