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Black-faced Hawk

Leucopternis melanops

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 0, February 0, March 0, April 1, May 0, June 1, July 1, August 0, September 0, October 4, November 0, December 0.
Brazil7
Colombia5
Putumayo5
Amapa4
Mato Grosso2
Ecuador2
Rondonia1
Sucumbios1
Orellana1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusOrange-footed Hawks · Leucopternis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Black-faced Hawk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.