Also known as the the Chilean blue buzzard eagle, black buzzard-eagle, grey buzzard-eagle, the black-chested buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). Despite the name, this bird is not a true eagle – it is a huge eagle-like buzzard that lives in open regions of South America.. It is the only member of the genus Geranoaetus. It belongs in the hawk and eagle family Accipitridae and is allied to the Buteo hawks.
