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BLACK-CHESTED BUZZARD-EAGLE Geranoaetus melanoleucus
Part buzzard, part eagle, the buzzard-eagle is a handsome bird with a short tail, most frequently encountered in the Chaco. Oddly juveniles have a completely different flight silhouette being much longer-tailed and creating confusion as to their identity.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1013PH) Adult lateral view, PN Médanos del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1014PH) Same individual ventral view (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1015PH) Adult, Departamento Presidente Hayes (José Luis Cartes undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1016PH) Adult in flight, Campo Maria Private Nature Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1017PH) Juvenile, Campo Maria Private Nature Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE1018PH) Juvenile frontal, Campo Maria Private Nature Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2008).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE1019PH) Juvenile, head detail, Mendoza Zoo, Argentina (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE3219PH) Subadult in flight, PN Médanos del Chaco, Departamento Boquerón (Kevin Guest February 2012).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE1020VI) Same individual as (FPAVE1013PH - FPAVE1014PH) (Paul Smith October 2007).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE1021VI) Same individual as (FPAVE1017PH - FPAVE1018PH) (Paul Smith October 2007).
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