White-necked Hawk

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White-necked Hawk
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Leucopternis
Species: L. lacernulatus
Binomial name
Leucopternis lacernulatus
(Temminck, 1827)
Synonyms

Leucopternis lacernulata (lapsus)

The White-necked Hawk (Leucopternis lacernulatus) is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations. It is endemic to Brazil and threatened by habitat loss.

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