Leucopternis
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Leucopternis is a Neotropical genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. They are associated with tropical forest, and are uncommon or rare. Their plumage is largely black or gray above and white below, and they have distinctive orange ceres.
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Leucopternis | |
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Semiplumbeous hawk (Leucopternis semiplumbeus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
Genus: | Leucopternis Kaup, 1847 |
Type species | |
Falco melanops[1] Latham, 1790 |
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