Black-and-white hawk-eagle
| Black-and-white hawk-eagle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Spizaetus |
| Species: | S. melanoleucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Buteo melanoleucus Vieillot, 1816 | |
The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus, formerly Spizastur melanoleucus) is a bird of prey species in the eagle and hawk family (Accipitridae). It is found throughout a large part of tropical America, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.