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NTNear ThreatenedVertebrates
ForestLarge · 482 g
ForestLarge · 482 g
What the Plumbeous Hawk sounds like
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Esmeraldas: Canandé, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
When to see the Plumbeous Hawk
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Plumbeous Hawk
Regular range
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Plumbeous Hawk
The plumbeous hawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae belonging to the monotypic genus Cryptoleucopteryx. It ranges 33 to 37 cm in length and 71 to 79 cm in wingspan.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Easily confused with
Ridgway's HawkButeo ridgwayiB. ridgwayi is a medium-sized, compact hawk, measuring 36–41 cm long.
Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africanaThe adult Cassin's hawk-eagle appears as a small eagle, with short rounded wings and a long rounded tail.
Rufous-tailed HawkButeo ventralisThe rufous-tailed hawk is similar to the red-tailed hawk.
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