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Plumbeous Hawk

Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea

Classification

Class
Aves

The plumbeous hawk (Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae belonging to the monotypic genus Cryptoleucopteryx. It ranges 33 to 37 cm in length and 71 to 79 cm in wingspan. Systematics The plumbeous hawk was described by English naturalist Osbert Salvin in 1872 under the protonym Leucopternis plumbea.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog