French: Aigle tyran German: Tyrannenadler Spanish: Águila negra
Subspecies and Distribution
S. t. serus
Friedmann, 1950 – C Mexico (San Luis Potosí, Veracruz) S through Central America to Colombia, thence E of Andes E to Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas, and S to E Peru, Bolivia (E to Santa Cruz) and N & C Brazil; also W of Andes in W Ecuador and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
S. t. tyrannus
(Wied, 1820) – E & S Brazil, E Paraguay#R and extreme NE Argentina (Misiones).
58–71 cm; male 875–955 g, female 1090–1150 g; wingspan 115–148 cm. Glossy black overall; rather bushy occipital crest has feathers basally white; very... read more
Male frequently calls in flight, variously “whit, whit whit wheeeeeer” or “whut,... read more
Tropical forests, generally in lowlands, but up to 2000 m, and even to 3000 m in Guatemala. Has... read more
Food and feeding
Birds to size of chachalacas (Ortalis), mammals (reportedly to size of Brown Capuchin Cebus apella monkey and also takes... read more
In Panama, chicks recorded in Feb, feathered young in Jul, fledglings in Aug; in Guatemala, laying dates estimated to be late Jan to early... read more
Apparently sedentary, although local dispersal recorded and is a vagrant to Trinidad; some records... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). CITES II. Fairly common in suitable habitat, but not in areas that have been heavily disturbed by agriculture and deforestation is... read more
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