Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
Geranoaetus melanoleucus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAccipitriformes
- FamilyAccipitridae (Accipítrids)
- GenusGeranoaetus (Geranoaetus Hawks)
- SpeciesGeranoaetus melanoleucus (Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle)
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Roadside Hawk
Rupornis magnirostris
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Accipiter striatus
Broad-winged Hawk
Buteo platypterus
American Swallow-tailed Kite
Elanoides forficatus
Black Hawk-Eagle
Spizaetus tyrannus
White-tailed Kite
Elanus leucurus
Variable Hawk
Buteo polyosoma
Short-tailed Hawk
Buteo brachyurus
Barred Hawk
Leucopternis princeps
Buteo leucorrhous
Percnohierax leucorrhous
Cinereous Harrier
Circus cinereus
White-tailed Hawk
Buteo albicaudatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 13 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 17 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 18 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 20 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 21 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 82 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle in Puracé National Natural Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.