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Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus · Accipitridae · Accipitriformes

Best monthsJan · Oct–Novmost records
Records79,501in 6 countries
Most seen inArgentina27,846 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
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About

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle in brief

The black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) is a bird of the Accipitridae family — species of bird.

Across the 6 countries we cover it has 79,501 published records, most of them from Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Argentina27,846 records · best Oct, Nov
Chile25,736 records · best Nov, Oct
Ecuador12,610 records · best Nov, Feb
Peru11,152 records · best Oct, Nov
Bolivia1,600 records · best Sep, Oct
Uruguay557 records · best Aug, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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