White-rumped Hawk | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes (or Accipitriformes, q.v.) |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Buteo |
Species: | B. leucorrhous |
Binomial name | |
Buteo leucorrhous (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
The White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.