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Black Hawk Eagle - Birds watching

Updated: Dec 31, 2018


Black Hawk Eagle

Scientific classification


Order:

Accipitriformes

Family:

Accipitridae

Subfamily:

Spizaetus

Species:

tyrannus


Appearance:

- Medium sized bird of prey with generally black plumage

- Long black tail with four bands and prominent orange-yellow eyes

- Size: 58-70 cm


Habitat

Forest areas


Countries

Americas

Argentina

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

French Guiana

Guatemala

Guyana

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

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