Genus: Spizaetus
Description
Generally crested raptors from South America.
Taxonomy
Spizaetus is a genus in the family Accipitridae.
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|---|---|---|---|
| S. tyrannus | Black Hawk-Eagle | ||
| S. ornatus | Ornate Hawk-Eagle | ||
| S. melanoleucus | Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle | ||
| S. isidori | Black-and-chestnut Eagle | ||
It has recently been proposed that one species from genus Spizastur and one species from genus Oroaetus should be moved to this genus. It has also been proposed to split this genus, resulting in Asian and African members being moved to genus Nisaetus. Clements and IOC accept this proposal, so does the Opus.
References
SACC proposal to realign genus Spizaetus
Pages in category ‘Spizaetus’
The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
