Sunday, February 19, 2012

>Buteo leucorrhous (White-rumped Hawk)

White-rumped Hawk


White-rumped Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family:Accipitridae
Genus:Buteo
Species:B. leucorrhous
Binomial name
Buteo leucorrhous
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
The White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridaefamily. It is found in ArgentinaBoliviaBrazilColombiaEcuadorParaguayPeru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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