Birds of Ecuador - Geranoaetus


Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus australis) Zoo, Peru A very large hawk that preys on rabbits in the paramo.
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Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Mejía, Peru Light morph.
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Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Dark Morph Zoo, Peru
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Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) Immature Huacarpay Lake, Peru
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A medium-sized hawk that may have a rufous, dark or grey back. In front it may be white, barred, rufous, or dark. Found at over 3000m and in the paramo, but may be much lower (especially in Peru).
Polysoma race from back (Red-backed Hawk)

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