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White-browed Hawk

Leucopternis kuhli

Least ConcernVertebratesForestPlatform nestLarge · 352 g

About the White-browed Hawk

The white-browed hawk is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

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The white-browed hawk is 37 to 40 cm (15 to 16 in) long with a 65 to 76 cm (26 to 30 in) wingspan. Females are larger than males and both sexes have the same plumage. They have a dark head with a narrow white stripe above the eye. Their upperparts are black with white streaks on their nape and mantle. Their tail is black with a wide white band at the midpoint. Their underparts are white. Their eye is brown or reddish brown and their cere, legs, and feet are orange. Voice: The white-browed hawk's call is "a high-pitched rather thin downslurred whistle 'keeeeuw' given at intervals."

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What the White-browed Hawk sounds like

Recording: Rodrigo matos · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the White-browed Hawk lives

Regular range

When to see the White-browed Hawk

Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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