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;[[:Category:Morphnarchus|Morphnarchus]] princeps | ;[[:Category:Morphnarchus|Morphnarchus]] princeps | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 51–57 cm (20-22½ in) | |
*Slate black head, upperparts, and chest | *Slate black head, upperparts, and chest | ||
*Underparts and wing-linings white with fine black barring | *Underparts and wing-linings white with fine black barring | ||
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*Brown iris | *Brown iris | ||
*Yellow cere and legs<br /> | *Yellow cere and legs<br /> | ||
| − | '''Juveniles''' similar with white scaling on wing-coverts | + | '''Juveniles''' similar with white scaling on wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Found from [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] south to [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | Found from [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]] south to [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Barred Hawk flight.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Pitter|Peter Dexter Hoell }}<br />Dapa, Valle del Cauca, [[Colombia]], November 2013]] | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> | ||
Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]]''. | Formerly placed in the genus ''[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]]''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Canopy and edges of mountain forests. | + | Canopy and edges of humid mountain forests. Rarely seen on Colombian coastal plains. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | + | Their diet consists of snakes, frogs, large insects, crabs, occasionally mammals and birds. | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#TrekNature | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#TrekNature |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016) | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
#[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=177760 Birdforum thread] discussing among other things the reassignment of this species to new genus | #[http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=177760 Birdforum thread] discussing among other things the reassignment of this species to new genus | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 16 July 2016
- Morphnarchus princeps
Identification
51–57 cm (20-22½ in)
- Slate black head, upperparts, and chest
- Underparts and wing-linings white with fine black barring
- Black, short, square tail with complete median white band
- Brown iris
- Yellow cere and legs
Juveniles similar with white scaling on wing-coverts
Distribution
Found from Costa Rica and Panama south to Ecuador and Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Leucopternis.
Habitat
Canopy and edges of humid mountain forests. Rarely seen on Colombian coastal plains.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of snakes, frogs, large insects, crabs, occasionally mammals and birds.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- TrekNature
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2016)
- BF Member observations
- Birdforum thread discussing among other things the reassignment of this species to new genus
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Barred Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Barred_Hawk
