White-tailed Hawk

Geranoaetus albicaudatus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Geranoaetus
eBird Code
whthaw

Subspecies (3)

  • Geranoaetus albicaudatus albicaudatus

    southeastern Peru to Bolivia, Paraguay, southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina

  • Geranoaetus albicaudatus colonus

    eastern Colombia and northern and central Venezuela eastward to the Guianas and northeastern Brazil, north of the Amazon; Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire

  • Geranoaetus albicaudatus hypospodius

    southern Texas and northwestern Mexico to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.