''Harpyhaliaetus'' is a former
genus of
eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
s. Recent studies have shown that the
solitary eagle
The solitary eagle or montane solitary eagle (''Buteogallus solitarius'') is a large Neotropical eagle. It is also known as the black solitary eagle.
Range and habitat
The solitary eagle is native to Mexico and Central and South America. It i ...
is closely related to the
black-hawks, in particular the
savanna hawk
The savanna hawk (''Buteogallus meridionalis'') is a large raptor found in open savanna and swamp edges. It was formerly placed in the genus ''Heterospizias''. It breeds from Panama and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Uruguay and central Argentina.
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(''Buteogallus meridionalis'') which is smaller and browner but otherwise very similar to ''Harpyhaliaetus''. Therefore, this genus is now merged into that of the black-hawks.
It contained the following species:
Buteoninae
Bird genera
Obsolete bird taxa
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