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Black-chested Buzzard-eagle with photos of climbing flight attached This beautiful bird was spotted at over 4,000 metres on the paramo above Apartaderos Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Geranoaetus melanoleucus,Paramo Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Black-chested Buzzard-eagle with photos of climbing flight attached

This beautiful bird was spotted at over 4,000 metres on the paramo above Apartaderos

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  1. Whoa, you got high! Our max Paramo height was around 3,500m. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Crossing from Merida to the San Isidro Cloud Forest & when at Apartaderos (highest village in Venezuela) we set off up further - amazing - good car too! Posted 5 years ago
      1. Amazing! Posted 5 years ago
        1. Lovely - saw one in Colombia on the Paramo too - will dig out a couple - in flight Posted 5 years ago
  2. Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 1 Ease of flight in Chingaza NP Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 2 Climbed mjaestically Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 3 Soaring with ease Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 4 Climbed 600 metres in no time at all Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 5 Soaring Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 6 Now way above Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Black-chested buzzard-eagle in flight 7 Getting the eye! Black-chested buzzard-eagle,Chingaza National Park,Geranoaetus melanoleucus
    Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

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The black-chested buzzard-eagle is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family. It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, grey buzzard-eagle or analogously with "eagle" or "eagle-buzzard" replacing "buzzard-eagle", or as the Chilean blue eagle. It is sometimes placed in the genus "Buteo".

Similar species: Diurnal Birds Of Prey
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2019. Captured Jul 26, 2014 19:21.
  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO250
  • 200mm