White-rumped hawk
Parabuteo leucorrhous (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
The white-rumped hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh 290 g to 389 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-rumped hawk
- Weight
- 290 g – 389 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.2 – 2.4src 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
Where does the white-rumped hawk live?
Not recorded
What is the white-rumped hawk?
The white-rumped hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Is the white-rumped hawk endangered?
The white-rumped 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-rumped hawk classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAccipitriformes
- familyAccipitridae
- genusParabuteo
- SpeciesParabuteo leucorrhous (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Synonyms Buteo leucorrhous, Falco leucorrhous, Percnohierax leucorrhous, Rupornis nigra
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- صقر أبيض الردفArabic
- Baou belost gwennBreton
- aligot culblancCatalan
- káně bělokostřečnáCzech
- káně bělokostřecováCzech
- bwncath tinwynWelsh
- Hvidgumpet VågeDanish
- WeißbürzelbussardGerman
- blankpuga buteoEsperanto
- Blankapuga buteoEsperanto
- Gavilán negroSpanish
- Busardo culiblancoSpanish
- Taguató negroSpanish
- valgepära-viuEstonian
- pilvihiirihaukkaFinnish
- Buse cul-blancFrench
- crnoleđi škanjacCroatian
- fehérhátú ölyvHungarian
- Poiana groppabiancaItalian
- コシジロノスリJapanese
- baltasturplis suopisLithuanian
- WitstuitbuizerdDutch
- hvitgumpvåkNorwegian
- Myszołów białorzytnyPolish
- myszołowiec czarnoskrzydłyPolish
- gavião-de-sobre-brancoPortuguese
- bútio-d'uropígio-brancoPortuguese
- Белопоясничный канюкRussian
- myšiak čiernySlovak
- Mišar sa belim nadrepkomSerbian
- vitgumpsvråkSwedish
- vitgumpad vråkSwedish
- Ak Sokumlu ŞahinTurkish
- канюк чорнийUkrainian
- 白腰鵟Chinese
Relatives of the white-rumped hawk
Other species in the same genus Parabuteo.
Harris's hawk
Parabuteo unicinctus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-rumped hawk?
An adult white-rumped hawk weighs 290 g – 389 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-rumped hawk endangered?
The white-rumped 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-rumped hawk?
The white-rumped hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous) 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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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