White-necked hawk
Buteogallus lacernulatus (Temminck, 1827)
Status not recordedbirds of prey
The white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes.
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Quick facts about the white-necked hawk
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-necked hawk live?
Not recorded
Is the white-necked hawk endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the white-necked hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusButeogallus
- SpeciesButeogallus lacernulatus (Temminck, 1827)
Synonyms Amadonastur lacernulatus, Falco lacernulatus, Falco skotopterus, Leucopternis lacernulata, Leucopternis lacernulatus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- باز أبيض العنقArabic
- aligot collblancCatalan
- káně brazilskáCzech
- Gwalch gyddfwynWelsh
- Brasiliansk VågeDanish
- WeißhalsbussardGerman
- blankakola buteoEsperanto
- Busardo cuelliblancoSpanish
- ranniku-selvaviuEstonian
- قوش گردنسفیدPersian
- brasilianviidakkohaukkaFinnish
- Buse lacernuléeFrench
- bjeloglavi škanjacCroatian
- atlanti erdeiölyvHungarian
- Poiana collobiancoItalian
- シロエリノスリJapanese
- baltakaklis keršasis suopisLithuanian
- Giní bitsiiʼ łigaaígííNavajo
- Braziliaanse Bonte BuizerdDutch
- hvithodevåkNorwegian
- białogłowiecPolish
- gavião-pombo-pequenoPortuguese
- Белоголовый крабоедRussian
- myšiak bielohlavýSlovak
- vithuvad vråkSwedish
- Ak Boyunlu ŞahinTurkish
- канюк білоголовийUkrainian
- 白頸南美鵟Chinese
- Białostrząb białogłowyPolish
- bútio-de-pescoço-brancoPortuguese
- Белошейный пегий канюкRussian
- 白颈南美鵟Chinese
Relatives of the white-necked hawk
Other species in the same genus Buteogallus.
Chaco eagle
Buteogallus coronatus
Savanna hawk
Buteogallus meridionalis
Cuban black-hawk
Buteogallus anthracinus
Great black hawk
Buteogallus urubitinga
Slate-colored hawk
Buteogallus schistaceus
Solitary eagle
Buteogallus solitarius
CompareWhite-necked hawk vs Chaco eagleWhite-necked hawk vs Savanna hawkWhite-necked hawk vs Cuban black-hawkWhite-necked hawk vs Great black hawk
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the white-necked hawk?
The white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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