Grey-backed Hawk

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grey-backed Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Leucopternis
Species: L. occidentalis
Binomial name
Leucopternis occidentalis
Salvin, 1876

The Grey-backed Hawk (Leucopternis occidentalis) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source