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Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. | Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | This is a vocally distinctive species which among other things perform male-female duets<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
| + | It is a species of forest interior which rarely soars. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCProp459.html SACC proposal]] for taxonomy including this species |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Leucopternis+plumbe}} | {{GSearch|Leucopternis+plumbe}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Leucopternis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Leucopternis]] | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 12 November 2011
- Leucopternis plumbeus
Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea
Identification
Dark slaty gray, tail black with one prominent white band
Distribution
Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.
Taxonomy
A SACC proposal will place this species as the only member of a monotypic genus Cryptoleucopteryx; its closest relatives belong the the genus Buteogallus (Black Hawks).
Habitat
Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Behaviour
This is a vocally distinctive species which among other things perform male-female duets[2].
It is a species of forest interior which rarely soars.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- SACC proposal] for taxonomy including this species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Plumbeous Hawk. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plumbeous_Hawk
