White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus)

Other Scientific Names
Leucopternis lacernulata [BirdLife International (2004)], Leucopternis lacernulata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Leucopternis lacernulata [Collar et al. (1994)], Leucopternis lacernulata [BirdLife International (2000)], Leucopternis lacernulata [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Leucopternis lacernulata [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
43 - 48 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1827)

Habitat
Primary lowland forest. From sea-level - 900 m, occasionally to 2,890 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B).

Eastern Brazil, from Alagoas and southern Bahia to S�o Paulo and Santa Catarina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction, direct persecution, are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Primarily invertebrates, including spiders and insects. Also birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) [XC587584]
by id from Caneca Fina, Guapimirim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (song)

White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) [XC834993]
by Daniel Mello from Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil (flight call)

Subspecies
Probably most closely allied to White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli) and Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops) of Amazonia.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) which has some black mottling on upper back, white tips to secondaries and no black on tip of tail.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-necked Hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) - 10 files

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