Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Black Solitary Eagle (Harpyhaliaetus solitarius) - HBW 2, p. 175
French: Buse solitaire
German: Einsiedleradler
Spanish: Aguila Solitaria
Other common names: Solitary Eagle(!)
Taxonomy: Circaëtus solitarius Tschudi, 1844, Río Chanchamayo, Junín, Peru.
Closely allied to Buteogallus. Formerly considered race of H. coronatus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sheffleri (van Rossem, 1948) - locally in highlands from W Mexico (Sonora) to Panama.
- solitarius (Tschudi, 1844) - locally from Colombia (Santa Marta Mts) E to N Venezuela and S through humid Andes to NW Argentina; also occurs in the Guianas, where limits of range virtually unknown.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird on a perch Locality Guira Oga Recovery Centre, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp solitarius)
Josep del Hoyo 11 May 2005 6 years ago 34 sec 2.3
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juvenile bird in flight
Locality Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador (ssp solitarius)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 17 December 2007 2 years ago 3.5 -
The bird has just lifted off showing wing and tail pattern.
Locality Hidden Valley Inn, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District, Belize
Ken Havard 25 November 2005 1 year ago 3.4 -
An adult bird getting ready to fly.
Locality Hidden Valley Inn, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District, Belize
Ken Havard 25 November 2005 1 year ago 3.2 -
A perched bird.
Locality Hidden Valley Inn, Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Cayo District, Belize
Ken Havard 25 November 2005 1 year ago 3 -
An individual flying.
Locality Península de Paria, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp solitarius)
Joe Tobias 28 May 2007 8 weeks ago 2.3 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Península de Paria, Sucre State, Venezuela (ssp solitarius)
Joe Tobias 28 May 2007 8 weeks ago 2.3
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