Saturday, February 25, 2012

>Leucopternis plumbeus (Plumbeous Hawk)

Plumbeous Hawk



Plumbeous Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Leucopternis
Species:L. plumbeus
Binomial name
Leucopternis plumbea
Salvin, 1872
The Plumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis plumbeus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridaefamily. It is found in ColombiaEcuadorPanama, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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