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).