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Black-chested buzzard-eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819)

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.92 kg to 2.98 kg and live up to 42 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Photo: Estúdio Anderson Mello · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black-chested buzzard-eagle

Weight
1.92 kg – 2.98 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.62 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
42 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src 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

How big is the black-chested buzzard-eagle?

BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE · WINGSPAN 1.62 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.62 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the black-chested buzzard-eagle is close to the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the black-chested buzzard-eagle live?

Not recorded

What is the black-chested buzzard-eagle?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, the gray buzzard-eagle, or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean blue eagle. It is sometimes placed in the genus Buteo.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-chested buzzard-eagle” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-chested_buzzard-eagle&oldid=1356528857), 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-chested buzzard-eagle endangered?

The black-chested buzzard-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-chested buzzard-eagle classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusGeranoaetus
  7. SpeciesGeranoaetus melanoleucus (Vieillot, 1819)

Synonyms Buteo aguya, Falco aguia, Spizaetus melanoleucus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Black-chested eagle-buzzardEnglish
  • عقاب بازي أسود الصدرArabic
  • àguila pitnegraCatalan
  • káně orlíCzech
  • eryr brondduWelsh
  • AndesvågeDanish
  • AgulaGerman
  • AgujaGerman
  • AndenbussardGerman
  • BlaubussardGerman
  • KordillerenadlerGerman
  • nigrabrusta buteoEsperanto
  • Águila moraSpanish
  • ÁguilaSpanish
  • Águila paramunaSpanish
  • Águila pechinegraSpanish
  • kotkasviuEstonian
  • deguhaukkaFinnish
  • marsuhaukkaFinnish
  • Buse aguiaFrench
  • sivoprsi škanjacCroatian
  • óriásölyvHungarian
  • Aquila poiana pettoneroItalian
  • ワシノスリJapanese
  • suopinis erelisLithuanian
  • Grijze ArendbuizerdDutch
  • høvdingvåkNorwegian
  • aguja wielkaPolish
  • águia-serranaPortuguese
  • Águia-azul-do-chilePortuguese
  • bútio-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
  • AnkaQuechua
  • АгуйаRussian
  • АгуйяRussian
  • myšiak agujaSlovak
  • Aguja oraoSerbian
  • svartbröstad vråkSwedish
  • Kara Göğüslü Dağ ŞahiniTurkish
  • агуяUkrainian
  • 鵟雕Chinese
  • 鵟鵰Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black-chested buzzard-eagle

Other species in the same genus Geranoaetus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-chested buzzard-eagle?

An adult black-chested buzzard-eagle weighs 1.92 kg – 2.98 kg and has a wingspan of 1.62 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-chested buzzard-eagle endangered?

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

How long does the black-chested buzzard-eagle live?

The black-chested buzzard-eagle has a recorded lifespan of 42 years.

What kind of animal is the black-chested buzzard-eagle?

The black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{black_chested_buzzard_eagle_2026,
  title = {Black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-chested-buzzard-eagle},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}