Another beautiful entry into Piran Cafe’s small but growing collection of bird stock photo galleries, the Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus), aka Chilean blue eagle, black buzzard-eagle, or grey buzzard-eagle, is typically found in open hilly terrain over much of South America, from northern Colombia to the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego.
Size Matters and description (via The Eagle Directory):
Length: 62-80 cm
Wingspan: 175-200 cm
Weight: 1.7-3.2 kg
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Black-Chested Buzzard Eagles are blue-gray in color with black and white markings. They have gray shoulders barred with black and a black to dark gray breast, while the belly and underparts are white and thinly barred. The wedge-shaped tail is black with a light gray terminal band. The wings are barred blue-gray and long and broad, a physical trait that is characteristic to the species. The head is gray to dark gray and the chin and throat are light gray. The feet, legs, and cere are yellow, and the eyes are brown.
More info:
- Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Neotropical Birds database
- Black-Chester Buzzard-Eagle at The Eagle Directory
- Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle status update from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
- Geranoaetus melanoleucus at Avibase
- Geranoaetus melanoleucus on Wikipedia
These initial images were taken at the Parque Cóndor, a rescue and release bird park and sanctuary near Otavalo, Ecuador.
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All images © Bob Ramsak 2015. All rights reserved. High resolution images available.
For stock or editorial use please get in touch.
For print purchases please visit here; for greeting cards and post cards here.
If you’d like a print or card of an image not yet listed in those portfolios, let me know. I’ll be happy to make it available.
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Awesome shot of the buzzard eagle, which I never knew existed. I really like your photography. Thanks for sharing.