Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Ornate Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus ornatus) - HBW 2, p. 205
French: Aigle orné
German: Prachtadler
Spanish: Aguila azor Galana
Taxonomy: Falco ornatus Daudin, 1800, Cayenne.
As with S. tyrannus, relationship to Old World species of genus unclear. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- vicarius Friedmann, 1935 - SE Mexico through Central America to W Colombia and W Ecuador.
- ornatus (Daudin, 1800) - E Colombia E to the Guianas and Trinidad, and S through E Ecuador, NE Peru, N & E Bolivia and Brazil to Paraguay and N Argentina (Jujuy to Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult perched. Locality Selva Verde Lodge, Chilamate, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp vicarius)
Alex García · Videoaves 30 June 2010 1 year ago 41 sec 4.3 -
A calling bird on a branch, and scratching it's head. Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp ornatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 22 weeks ago 45 sec 4 -
Perched Immature Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize
Wayne Hall 10 February 2005 2 years ago 51 sec 3.8 -
Adult male with food Locality Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Victor Castro 7 November 2011 26 weeks ago 58 sec 3.8 -
An adult perched on a branch, and flying away (which is repeated in slow motion). Locality Brownsberg National Park, Suriname (ssp ornatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 21 July 2011 22 weeks ago 13 sec 3.3 -
A view of the head and talons of a bird on a branch Locality La Ciénaga de Ocumare, Henri Pittier National Park, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp ornatus)
Garry George 30 June 2004 4 years ago 21 sec 2.9
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A male vocalizing
Locality Pontes e Lacerda, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp sb ornatus)
Victor Castro 7 November 2011 26 weeks ago 4.2 -
Spizaetus ornatus
Locality Rio das Furnas Reserve, Alfredo Wagner, Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Renato Rizzaro 27 February 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
in flight
Locality Blanquillo Macaw lick, Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Lior Kislev 1 January 2010 40 weeks ago 3.6 -
adult - Macouria zoo
Locality Macouria, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 22 January 2009 1 year ago 3.5 -
An adult soaring and calling over montane forest.
Locality El Ávila National Park, Distrito Capital, Venezuela (ssp ornatus)
philgunson 17 May 2009 3 years ago 3 -
An individual on the branch.
Locality Paranatinga, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Tatiana Colombo 12 August 2007 3 years ago 2.7
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Calls from an adult on a nest. Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 18 May 2003 2 years ago 0
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