| Black-and-chestnut eagle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Spizaetus |
| Species: | S. isidori
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| Binomial name | |
| Spizaetus isidori (Des Murs, 1845)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Oroaetus isidori (Des Murs, 1845) | |
The black-and-chestnut eagle (Spizaetus isidori), also known as Isidor's eagle,[2] is a large South American species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is often placed in the monotypic genus Oroaetus.[2] However, recent genetic testing indicates that this species is fairly closely related to Spizaetus species and thus the species should be included in that genus.[3] The black-and-chestnut eagle is a typical forest raptor, hunting primarily small to medium-sized mammals and birds and constructing a large nest in a tall tree.[4] Unfortunately, the twin causes of habitat destruction and persecution, justified or not as an occasional poultry killer, have caused strong population declines and the black-and-chestnut eagle is considered to be an Endangered species by the IUCN.[1][4]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Spizaetus isidori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696207A93549661. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696207A93549661.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oroaetus isidori". Avibase.
- ^ Lerner, H., Christidis, L., Gamauf, A., Griffiths, C., Haring, E., Huddleston, C.J., Kabra, S., Kocum, A., Krosby, M., Kvaloy, K., Mindell, D., Rasmussen, P., Rov, N., Wadleigh, R., Wink, M. & Gjershaug, J.O. (2017). Phylogeny and new taxonomy of the Booted Eagles (Accipitriformes: Aquilinae). Zootaxa, 4216(4), 301–320.
- ^ a b Zuluaga, S., Vargas, F. H., Araoz, R., & Grande, J. M. (2022). Main aerial top predator of the Andean Montane Forest copes with fragmentation, but may be paying a high cost. Global Ecology and Conservation, 37, e02174.