Mantled Hawk

Mantled Hawk
Mantled Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
(or Accipitriformes, q.v.)
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Leucopternis
Species: L. polionotus
Binomial name
Leucopternis polionotus
(Kaup, 1847)
Synonyms

Leucopternis polionota (lapsus)

The Mantled Hawk (Leucopternis polionotus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

It is found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

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