Pseudastur | |
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White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: |
Pseudastur Gray, 1849 |
Pseudastur is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mantled hawk |
Pseudastur polionotus (Kaup, 1847) |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
White hawk |
Pseudastur albicollis (Latham, 1790) Four subspecies
|
southern Mexico through Central and South America to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Grey-backed hawk |
Pseudastur occidentalis (Salvin, 1876) |
Ecuador and far northern Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
The name Pseudastur was coined by Edward Blyth, but was first published in George Robert Gray's Index. [1] [2] [3] [4] The type species is the white hawk, Falco albicollis Latham, 1790.
The species were placed for some time in the genus Leucopternis, however this genus was found to be polyphyletic. In 2012 the American Ornithologists' Union split Leucopternis, placing the white hawk and its relatives under the old name Pseudastur. [5]
Pseudastur | |
---|---|
White hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: |
Pseudastur Gray, 1849 |
Pseudastur is a genus of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains the following species:
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mantled hawk |
Pseudastur polionotus (Kaup, 1847) |
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
|
White hawk |
Pseudastur albicollis (Latham, 1790) Four subspecies
|
southern Mexico through Central and South America to Peru, Bolivia and Brazil |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
|
Grey-backed hawk |
Pseudastur occidentalis (Salvin, 1876) |
Ecuador and far northern Peru |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
|
The name Pseudastur was coined by Edward Blyth, but was first published in George Robert Gray's Index. [1] [2] [3] [4] The type species is the white hawk, Falco albicollis Latham, 1790.
The species were placed for some time in the genus Leucopternis, however this genus was found to be polyphyletic. In 2012 the American Ornithologists' Union split Leucopternis, placing the white hawk and its relatives under the old name Pseudastur. [5]