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Black-and-white hawk-eagle

Spizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 765 g to 850 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus)
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-and-white hawk-eagle

Weight
765 g – 850 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-and-white hawk-eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the black-and-white hawk-eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus 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.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-and-white hawk-eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-and-white_hawk-eagle&oldid=1356008817), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-and-white hawk-eagle endangered?

The black-and-white hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-and-white hawk-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusSpizaetus
  7. SpeciesSpizaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1816)

Synonyms Buteo melanoleucus, Spizastur melanoleucus, Spizastur melanoleucus, Spizastur melanoleucus, Spizastur melanoleucus

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • عقاب بازي الأبيض والأسودArabic
  • àguila de coroneta negraCatalan
  • Kokobë́cjp
  • orel černobílýCzech
  • AndesvågeDanish
  • Hvidhovedet HøgeørnDanish
  • ElsteradlerGerman
  • nigrablanka agloEsperanto
  • Águila AlbinegraSpanish
  • Águila azor blanquinegraSpanish
  • Aguila BlanquinegraSpanish
  • Águila blanquinegraSpanish
  • Águila viudaSpanish
  • Aguila-azor BlanquinegraSpanish
  • Aguila-azor ChicaSpanish
  • Águila-azor chicaSpanish
  • Aguilillo Blanco y NegroSpanish
  • tanukotkasEstonian
  • töyhtövalkokotkaFinnish
  • Aigle noir et blancFrench
  • Spizaète noir et blancFrench
  • crno-bijeli oraoCroatian
  • fehérfejű vitézsasHungarian
  • Aquilastore bianconeroItalian
  • Aquila dal ciuffo bianconeraItalian
  • セグロクマタカJapanese
  • keršasis erelisLithuanian
  • Zwart-witte KuifarendDutch
  • kalottskogørnNorwegian
  • wojownik białogłowyPolish
  • Águia-viúvaPortuguese
  • águia-gavião-alvinegraPortuguese
  • Águia-mascaradaPortuguese
  • Apacanim-brancoPortuguese
  • gavião-patoPortuguese
  • Чёрно-белый орёлRussian
  • orlovec čiapočkatýSlovak
  • Crno-beli jastrebasti oraoSerbian
  • svartvit örnSwedish
  • svartvit hökörnSwedish
  • Alaca Atmaca KartalıTurkish
  • орел строкатийUkrainian
  • 黑白鷹鵰Chinese
  • 黑白鹰雕Chinese

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Relatives of the black-and-white hawk-eagle

Other species in the same genus Spizaetus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-and-white hawk-eagle?

An adult black-and-white hawk-eagle weighs 765 g – 850 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-and-white hawk-eagle endangered?

The black-and-white hawk-eagle is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-and-white hawk-eagle?

The black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_and_white_hawk_eagle_2026,
  title = {Black-and-white hawk-eagle (Spizaetus melanoleucus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-and-white-hawk-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}