Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Solitary Eagle

Buteogallus solitarius

The Solitary Eagle (Buteogallus solitarius) is a 3.0 kg forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

3.0 kg

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Belize, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Brazil.

Where to see it: Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise Lodge (Peru); Sadiri Lodge (Bolivia); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Black Rock Lodge (Belize).

Photo: (c) Gustavo Masuzzo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist