and see text Spizastur Lesson, 1839[verification needed] Oroaetus Des Murs, 1845 Spizaetus is the typical hawk-eagle birds of prey genus found in the tropics of the Americas.

It was however used to indicate a group of tropical eagles that included species occurring in southern and southeastern Asia and one representative of this genus in the rainforests of West Africa.

[3] Spizaetus eagles are forest birds with several species having a preference for highland woodlands.

The sexes are similarly plumaged with typical raptor brown upperparts and pale underparts, but young birds are distinguishable from adults, often by a whiter head.

These eagles eat medium-sized vertebrate prey such as mammals, birds and reptiles.