White-necked Hawk

Taxobox
name = White-necked Hawk


status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Falconiformes
familia = Accipitridae
genus = "Leucopternis"
species = "L. lacernulatus"
binomial = "Leucopternis lacernulatus"
binomial_authority = (Temminck, 1827)
synonyms ="Leucopternis lacernulata" ("lapsus")

The White-necked Hawk ("Leucopternis lacernulatus") is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations. The species feeds on insects and other invertebrates. [BirdLife International (2008) [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3482&m=0 Species factsheet: "Leucopternis lacernulatus"] . Downloaded October 2 2008] It is an opportunistic feeder that will feed on prey flushed by army ants, monkeys or even humans. It is endemic to Brazil and threatened by habitat loss.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/11903/all Leucopternis lacernulatus] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3482&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]