Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae > Leucopternis > Leucopternis lacernulatus

Leucopternis lacernulatus (White-necked hawk)

Synonyms: Buteogallus lacernulatus; Leucopternis lacernulata

Wikipedia Abstract

The white-necked hawk (Buteogallus 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 montane forests, and plantations. The species feeds on insects and other invertebrates. 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucopternis lacernulatus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Leucopternis lacernulatus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
43
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.40635
EDGE Score: 3.51528
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [1]  40 %
Diet - Endothermic [1]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  30 %
Forages - Ground [1]  100 %
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [2]  29
Wing Span [3]  38 inches (.96 m)

Ecoregions

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Yes

Prey / Diet

Ramphocelus bresilius (Brazilian Tanager)[3]
Turdus albicollis (White-necked Thrush)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0