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|infraclass=Neoaves
|infraclass=Neoaves
|superorder=Passerimorphae
|superorder=Passerimorphae
|order=Accipitriformes
|order=Falconiformes
|suborder=
|suborder=
|infraorder=Falconides
|infraorder=Falconides
|conservation=
|conservation=
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'''Buteogallus''' is a genus of Birds of Prey.
'''''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 a characteristic single white band on the tail feathers.
==Species==
==Species==
*[[Slate-coloured hawk]], ''Buteogallus schistaceus''
*[[Slate-coloured hawk]], ''Buteogallus schistaceus''
*[[White-necked hawk]], ''Buteogallus lacernulatus''
*[[White-necked hawk]], ''Buteogallus lacernulatus''
==References==
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[[Category:Birds of Prey]]
[[Category:Birds of Prey]]