Buteogallus
| Genus Buteogallus | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
- 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].
