Semiplumbeous Hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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ForestPlatform nestMedium · 285 g

What the Semiplumbeous Hawk sounds like

Sonogram of the Semiplumbeous Hawk: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: Río Guaycuyacu, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Semiplumbeous Hawk

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Semiplumbeous Hawk

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Costa Rica Panama Colombia Ecuador Nicaragua

Recorded as a rare visitor in Honduras.

About the Semiplumbeous Hawk

The semiplumbeous hawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Easily confused with

Black-faced HawkLeucopternis melanopsThe black-faced hawk is a medium-sized hawk with black and white plumage. White-browed HawkLeucopternis kuhliThe white-browed hawk is 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) long with a 65 to 76 cm (26 to 30 in) wingspan.

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