Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Black-and-chestnut Eagle

Spizaetus isidori

The Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori) is a 1.2 kg forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil.

Where to see it: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia).

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