Leucopternis
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| Leucopternis | |
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| White Hawk | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Leucopternis Kaup, 1847 |
Leucopternis is a Neotropical genus of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. They are generally associated with tropical or subtropical forests, and most are uncommon or rare. Several have a largely white plumage, and a few have distinctive orange or red ceres.
[edit] Species
Traditionally, Leucopternis contains the following species, but as the genus probably is polyphyletic, significant future changes are likely with several species being moved to other genera.
- White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli)
- White-necked Hawk (Leucopternis lacernulatus)
- Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)
- Grey-backed Hawk (Leucopternis occidentalis)
- Plumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis plumbeus)
- Mantled Hawk (Leucopternis polionotus)
- Barred Hawk (Leucopternis princeps)
- Slate-coloured Hawk (Leucopternis schistaceus)
- Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus)
- White Hawk (Leucopternis albicollis)
[edit] References
- Lerner, & Mindell (2008). Molecular phylogenetics of the buteonine birds of prey (Accipitridae). Auk 125: 304-315.
- Raposo, Miller, Silveira, Bermingham, & Wajntal (2006). Polyphyly of the hawk genera Leucopternis and Buteogallus (Aves, Accipitridae): multiple habitat shifts during the Neotropical buteonine diversification. BMC Evol. Biol. 6: 10
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