Other Scientific Names
Leucopternis polionota [BirdLife International (2004)], Leucopternis polionota [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Leucopternis polionota [Collar et al. (1994)], Leucopternis polionota [BirdLife International (2000)], Leucopternis polionota [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Leucopternis polionota [Stotz et al. (1996)]
Eastern Brazil (Alagoas and Bahia) south to eastern Uruguay and eastern Paraguay (Alto Paraná). Purported Argentinian distribution (in Misiones) apparently based on supposition, with no confirmed records or data.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through urbanisation, industrialisation, agricultural expansion, colonisation and associated road-building, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) [XC318778]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Vale da Revolta, Teres\u00f3polis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (call)
Mantled Hawk (Pseudastur polionotus) [XC618844]
by id from Uru\u00e7uca, Uru\u00e7uca, Bahia, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) and Grey-backed Hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis). Has been considered a subspecies of White Hawk (Pseudastur albicollis).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet