Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus melanoleucus

The Black-and-white Hawk-Eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) is an 850 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

850 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

Recorded in Brazil, Belize, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guyana, Bolivia, Guatemala, GF, Honduras, Suriname, Paraguay, Nicaragua.

Where to see it: Black Rock Lodge (Belize); Camp Bonaventure (French Guiana); Kabalebo Nature Resort (Suriname); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Júlio Castellain, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist