Grey-backed hawk
Appearance
Grey-backed hawk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Pseudastur |
Species: | P. occidentalis
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Binomial name | |
Pseudastur occidentalis Salvin, 1876
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Synonyms | |
Leucopternis occidentalis |
The gray-backed hawk (Pseudastur occidentalis) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Ecuador and far northern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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