White hawk
Pseudastur albicollis (Latham, 1790)
The white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 626.5 g to 789.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white hawk
- Weight
- 626.5 g – 789.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 98 cm – 1.17 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 hawk?
Where does the white hawk live?
Not recorded
What is the white hawk?
The white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) is a bird of prey breeding in the tropical New World of the family Accipitridae. Though it is commonly placed in the subfamily Buteoninae, the validity of this group is doubtful and currently under review.
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Is the white hawk endangered?
The white 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 hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusPseudastur
- SpeciesPseudastur albicollis (Latham, 1790)
Synonyms Falco albicollis, Falco poecilonotus, Falco skotopterus, Leucopternis albicollis
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- باز أبيضArabic
- صقر أبيضArabic
- aligot blancCatalan
- káně pralesníCzech
- Hvid VågeDanish
- SchneebussardGerman
- blanka buteoEsperanto
- Busardo blancoSpanish
- Aguililla blancaSpanish
- gavilán blancoSpanish
- valge-selvaviuEstonian
- valkohaukkaFinnish
- Buse blancheFrench
- Pagannigcr
- bijeli škanjacCroatian
- fehér erdeiölyvHungarian
- Poiana biancaItalian
- シロノスリJapanese
- baltasis keršasis suopisLithuanian
- Grote Bonte BuizerdDutch
- hvitvåkNorwegian
- białostrząb dużyPolish
- bútio-brancoPortuguese
- gavião-brancoPortuguese
- Белая агуйлаRussian
- Белый пегий канюкRussian
- myšiak bielySlovak
- Zapadni beli mišarSerbian
- vitvråkSwedish
- Beyaz ŞahinTurkish
- канюк білийUkrainian
- 白南美鵟Chinese
- 白領南美鵟Chinese
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Relatives of the white hawk
Other species in the same genus Pseudastur.
Grey-backed hawk
Pseudastur occidentalis
Mantled hawk
Pseudastur polionotus
CompareWhite hawk vs Grey-backed hawkWhite hawk vs Mantled hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white hawk?
An adult white hawk weighs 626.5 g – 789.5 g and has a wingspan of 98 cm – 1.17 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white hawk endangered?
The white 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 hawk?
The white hawk (Pseudastur albicollis) 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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