Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Black Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus) - HBW 2, p. 204
French: Aigle tyran
German: Tyrannenadler
Spanish: Aguila azor Negra
Taxonomy: Falco tyrannus Wied, 1820, Bahia, Brazil.
Like S. ornatus, not clearly related to Old World species of the genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- serus Friedmann, 1950 - C Mexico S to Colombia, whence E of Andes to the Guianas, Trinidad and Brazil, and S to Paraguay and NE Argentina; recent records W of Andes in Ecuador and Peru (but not Colombia).
- tyrannus (Wied, 1820) - E & S Brazil and extreme NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a perch Locality Guira Oga Recovery Centre, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp tyrannus)
Josep del Hoyo 11 May 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 3.4 -
Searching for prey in Cat's Hill, Trinidad & Tobago (Visit www.ttnaturelink.com for more) Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp serus)
Kris Sookdeo 2 May 2009 1 year ago 50 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree. Locality Point Fortin, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp serus)
Sanjiv Parasram 11 May 2010 2 years ago 1 min 12 sec 3 -
a brief clip of an adult perched close to the road as it turns on a branch. unfortunately i was unable to figure out how to rota Locality Granville, Cedros, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Sanjiv Parasram 13 April 2011 1 year ago 13 sec 2.5 -
A close-up of a bird perched. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp tyrannus)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 38 sec 2.5
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A Male of Spizaetus tyrannus.
Locality Rolim de Moura, Rondônia State, Brazil
Renato S Moreira 18 July 2011 26 weeks ago 4.2 -
A captive bird
Locality Bioparque La Reserva, Cota, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 11 weeks ago 3.2 -
An adult at the instant before flying away.
Locality El Hatillo, Miranda State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Moira García 28 January 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Soaring bird seen from below
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp serus)
Mikko Pyhälä 9 August 2009 2 years ago 3 -
Side view of flying adult male
Locality Macarao National Park, Venezuela (ssp serus)
Mikko Pyhälä 14 March 2010 2 years ago 2 -
Flying.
Locality Santo Domingo, Chontales Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 19 July 2011 42 weeks ago 1
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A bird calling. Locality São Paulo Zoo, São Paulo City, São Paulo State, Brazil
(ssp tyrannus)
Josep del Hoyo 25 August 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
In flight over the forest. Locality Serra da Ibiapaba, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp serus)
Ciro Albano 11 December 2008 3 years ago 3
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