Chaco Eagle

Buteogallus coronatus (Vieillot, 1817)

3 kgWeight

The Chaco eagle (Buteogallus coronatus) or crowned solitary eagle, is an endangered bird of prey from eastern and central South America.

Busiest months: September · Most records: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Chaco Eagle has been recorded at 45 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Reserva Natural Estricta Quebrada de Las Higueritas RNQHArgentina48 records
PARNA das EmasBrazil29 records
PN Serra da CanastraBrazil22 records

More places

PN Chapada dos Guimarães – Pousada do ParqueBrazil13 records
PP ChancaníArgentina12 records
Pompéu – apenas listas históricasBrazil12 records
Fortín Toledo, Dpto. BoquerónParaguay8 records
PN Iberá – Portal Laguna IberáArgentina8 records
PN Chapada dos GuimarãesBrazil6 records
PN do Itatiaia – área geralBrazil6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Brazil Argentina Paraguay Bolivia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Chaco eagle (Buteogallus coronatus) or crowned solitary eagle, is an endangered bird of prey from eastern and central South America. Typically it is known simply as the crowned eagle, which leads to potential confusion with the African Stephanoaetus coronatus. Due to its rarity, not much is known about its biology or population.

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Questions

How big is the Chaco Eagle?

The Chaco Eagle weighs around 3 kg.

Where does the Chaco Eagle live?

Its breeding range: South America: eastern Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil to central Argentina. It is most often recorded in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.