Buteogallus

Genus Buteogallus
Common black hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Domain	Eukaryota
Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Branch	Deuterostomia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Class Information
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Sub-class	Neornithes
Infra-class	Neoaves
Order Information
Order	Accipitriformes
Sub-order	Accipitres
Family Information
Superfamily	Accipitroidea
Family	Accipitridae
Sub-family	Buteoninae
Genus Information
Genus	Buteogallus
Population statistics

Buteogallus is a genus of nine species of predatory birds of the family Accipitridae found in Central and South America, and commonly called "black-hawks", "mangrove-hawks", or "crab-hawks", after the main prey item of most species.

Description[edit]

The species of genus Buteogallus are medium-sized birds of prey, with a general buzzard-hawk appearance but with slightly-longer and thinner legs. Most species are dark grey to black in color - hence the name "black-hawk" - and bear characteristic, short black tail feathers with a single white band in the center.

Species[edit]

• Common black hawk, Buteogallus anthracinus
• Crowned solitary eagle, Buteogallus coronatus
• Cuban black hawk, Buteogallus gundlachii
• Great black hawk, Buteogallus urubitinga
• Montane solitary eagle, Buteogallus solitarius
• Rufous crab-hawk, Buteogallus aequinoctialis
• Savannah hawk, Buteogallus meridionalis
• Slate-coloured hawk, Buteogallus schistaceus
• White-necked hawk, Buteogallus lacernulatus

Placement of these species in taxonomic hierarchy is uncertain. In addition to Buteogallus, the genera Harpyhaliaetus (solitary eagles) and Urubitinga (black hawks) were used until DNA testing in 2006 and 2009 indicated that Buteogallus is at least paraphyletic with respect to Harpyhaliaetus and certain Leucopternis; the proposals for creating differing genera were left unresolved, and to date these birds are lumped into Buteogallus for the time being^[1].

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