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;[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]] melanops | ;[[:Category:Leucopternis|Leucopternis]] melanops | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 37-42cm<br /> | |
| + | Blackish slate cap and hind neck, white spots on wing coverts and scapulars, orbital eye ring white underparts, brown eyes, dark tail with single white bar ('''juveniles''' have two bars), yellow feet. | ||
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| + | Sexes similar. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:1696Leucopternis melanops Roche Corail 040207 13 00.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|alexandre+vinot|alexandre vinot}}<br />[[French Guiana]], February 2007]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Moist lowland forests, swampy forest and along wooded river banks. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes birds, snakes, and invertebrates such as beetles. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Leucopternis+melanops}} | {{GSearch|Leucopternis+melanops}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Leucopternis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Leucopternis]] | ||
Revision as of 01:10, 26 June 2014
- Leucopternis melanops
Identification
37-42cm
Blackish slate cap and hind neck, white spots on wing coverts and scapulars, orbital eye ring white underparts, brown eyes, dark tail with single white bar (juveniles have two bars), yellow feet.
Sexes similar.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist lowland forests, swampy forest and along wooded river banks.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes birds, snakes, and invertebrates such as beetles.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Hawk
