Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Oroaetus isidori) - HBW 2, p. 205
French: Aigle d'Isidore
German: Isidoradler
Spanish: Aguila Poma
Other common names: Isidor's Eagle
Taxonomy: Falco Isidori Des Murs, 1845, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Monotypic genus closely related to Spizaetus, in which sometimes included. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coastal ranges of NW Venezuela (Carabobo) and NE Colombia (Santa Marta Mts), and S on subtropical slopes of Andes from Venezuela (Mérida) through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to WC Bolivia and (formerly?) NW Argentina.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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soaring over valley Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 2 September 2006 40 weeks ago 24 sec 2.7
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A captive adult
Locality Bioparque La Reserva, Cota, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 11 weeks ago 3.9 -
Close up of a juvenile bird captured by a farmer´s trap. Right before being released.
Locality Sibundoy Valley, Putumayo Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
mauricio rueda 30 March 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
Adult bird soaring seen from below
Locality Guaramacal (General Cruz Carrillo) National Park, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 12 October 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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