Black-faced Hawk

Leucopternis melanops (Latham, 1790)

Black-faced Hawk, Leucopternis melanops, is a bird of prey of the Amazon in South America, breeding in the northern part of Amazonia. It is a forest hawk of lowland areas, especially tall rainforest, and it also occurs at forest margins, beside rivers and in mangroves. The bird is marked by a black facial mask set against a white head, with a white underside and a dark back that carries a single white band near the tail. It is closely allied to the White-browed Hawk, and birds showing features of both are known.

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae — Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Breeding range

South America: n Amazonia