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title: "Gavião-pega-macaco"
description: "Spizaetus tyrannus — Aves. The black hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus), also known as the tyrant hawk-eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico through Central America into the south of Brazil to Colombia, eastern Peru, and as far as northern Argentina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/black-hawk-eagle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gavião-pega-macaco

> Spizaetus tyrannus — Aves. The black hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus), also known as the tyrant hawk-eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico through Central America into the south of Brazil to Colombia, eastern Peru, and as far as northern Argentina.

- Scientific name: *Spizaetus tyrannus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 1751
- Wikidata: [Q1273682](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273682)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5291](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5291)

## Names

- en: Black Hawk-Eagle
- de: Tyrannenhaubenadler
- es: Águila tirana
- fr: Aigle tyran
- nl: Zwarte kuifarend
- pt: Gavião-pega-macaco
- pl: Wojownik czarny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (670), MX (185), CO (172), PA (148), CR (144), HN (48), VE (46), EC (36), PE (34), BZ (30), GF (26), TT (19)

## Summary

The black hawk-eagle (Spizaetus tyrannus), also known as the tyrant hawk-eagle, is a species of eagle found from central Mexico through Central America into the south of Brazil to Colombia, eastern Peru, and as far as northern Argentina. There are two known subspecies, S.t. tyrannus, which is found in Southeastern Brazil and Northeastern Argentina, and the slightly smaller S. t. serus, which can be found elsewhere throughout the species' range. Its preferred habitats include humid and moist forests close to rivers, and several types of woodland. It is uncommon to fairly common throughout most of its range. Its closest…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hawk-eagle

## Photo

![Gavião-pega-macaco](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-hawk-eagle/medium.jpg)

Photo: filipeprates · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338803695

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-hawk-eagle?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).