White-browed hawk
Leucopternis kuhli Bonaparte, 1850
The white-browed hawk (Leucopternis kuhli) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 322.2 g to 385 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-browed hawk
- Weight
- 322.2 g – 385 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 65 cm – 76 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the white-browed hawk?
Where does the white-browed hawk live?
Not recorded
What is the white-browed hawk?
The white-browed hawk (Leucopternis kuhli) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.
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Is the white-browed hawk endangered?
The white-browed hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the white-browed hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusLeucopternis
- SpeciesLeucopternis kuhli Bonaparte, 1850
Synonyms Leucopternis superciliaris
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- باز أبيض الجبينArabic
- باز أبيض الحاجبينArabic
- aligot cellutCatalan
- káně menšíCzech
- káně bělobrváCzech
- gwalch aelwynWelsh
- Hvidbrynet VågeDanish
- WeißbrauenbussardGerman
- blankbrova buteoEsperanto
- Busardo cejiblancoSpanish
- Gavilán de cabeza negraSpanish
- valgekulm-selvaviuEstonian
- amazonianviidakkohaukkaFinnish
- Buse à sourcils blancsFrench
- amazonski škanjacCroatian
- Poiana dai sopraccigliItalian
- シロマユノスリJapanese
- baltabruvis keršasis suopisLithuanian
- Kuhls BuizerdDutch
- hvitbrynvåkNorwegian
- białostrząb białobrewyPolish
- gavião-vaqueiroPortuguese
- bútio-de-sobrancelhaPortuguese
- Белобровая агуйлаRussian
- Белобровый пегий канюкRussian
- myšiak čiernolíciSlovak
- Mišar sa belom obrvomSerbian
- vitbrynad vråkSwedish
- Ak Kaşlı ŞahinTurkish
- канюк білобровийUkrainian
- 白眉南美鵟Chinese
Relatives of the white-browed hawk
Other species in the same genus Leucopternis.
Black-faced hawk
Leucopternis melanops
Semiplumbeous hawk
Leucopternis semiplumbeus
CompareWhite-browed hawk vs Black-faced hawkWhite-browed hawk vs Semiplumbeous hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-browed hawk?
An adult white-browed hawk weighs 322.2 g – 385 g and has a wingspan of 65 cm – 76 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-browed hawk endangered?
The white-browed hawk is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the white-browed hawk?
The white-browed hawk (Leucopternis kuhli) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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