White-browed Hawk (Leucopternis kuhli) | Calls and ID

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ForestPlatform nestLarge · 352 g

What the White-browed Hawk sounds like

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

Recorded by Rodrigo matos · Song · Careiro da Várzea, Careiro da Várzea, Amazonas, Brazil · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

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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When to see the White-browed Hawk

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-browed Hawk

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Brazil Peru Bolivia

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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Easily confused with

Black-faced HawkLeucopternis melanopsThe black-faced hawk is a medium-sized hawk with black and white plumage.

Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusThe semiplumbeous hawk is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

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