Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
31 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

The Guianas and Amazonia north of Amazon R to eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador. Specimens from R Tapaj�s (south of Amazon) may refer to L. kuhli.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (44)...)

Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops) [XC13472]
by James Eckert from Shiripuno Amazon Lodge, Huaorani reserve, border of Orellana and Pastaza, Ecuador (call)

Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops) [XC114324]
by Alexandre Renaudier from Gran Sabana, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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