Plumbeous Hawk

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Plumbeous Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Leucopternis
Species: L. plumbeus
Binomial name
Leucopternis plumbeus
Salvin, 1872

The Plumbeous Hawk, Buse Plombée, Busardo Plomizo, or Gavilán Plomizo (Leucopternis plumbeus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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