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Leucopternis plumbeus
Photo by Jose Carlos
Location: El Cope National Park, Panama

Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea

Identification

Dark slaty gray, tail black with one prominent white band

Distribution

Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species1.

SACC places this species as the only member of a monotypic genus Cryptoleucopteryx; its closest relatives belong to 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

  1. 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
  2. SACC proposal] for taxonomy including this species

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