Black-faced Hawk (Leucopternis melanops)
About the Black-faced Hawk
The black-faced hawk (Leucopternis melanops) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This low-density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River, but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazilian states of Pará and Acre, and southeastern Peru. It is closely related to the white-browed hawk and individuals showing a level of intermediacy between the two species are known, suggesting that they rarely hybridize.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Semiplumbeous HawkLeucopternis semiplumbeusrecording
- White-browed HawkLeucopternis kuhlirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.