Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Accipitridae .
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Examples
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Other birds sometimes seen here include the black-faced hawk Leucopternis melanops, red-shouldered macaw Diopsittaca nobilis, painted parakeet Pyrrhura picta and savannah seedeaters Sporophila spp.
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Other species prefer less humid area nearer the bordering dry forest including Leucopternis occidentalis, Ortalis erythroptera, and, Attila torridus.
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Lizards are also preyed upon by many birds, and I have taken a large one from the stomach of a great white hawk with its wings and tail barred with black (Leucopternis ghiesbreghti) that sits up on the trees in the forest quietly watching for them.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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(Acrobatornis fonsecai) listed as Vulnerable; and the mantled hawk (Leucopternis polionotus), listed as Near Threatened.
Mongabay.com News 2010
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