Buteogallus

Genus Buteogallus
Common black hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
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
Superorder	Passerimorphae
Order	Falconiformes
Infraorder	Falconides
Family Information
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 a characteristic single white band on the tail feathers.

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