White-rumped Hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

White-rumped Hawk

Parabuteo leucorrhous (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

290 gWeight

The white-rumped hawk (Parabuteo leucorrhous) is a species of bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae.

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

White-rumped Hawk has been recorded at 145 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cuchilla San LorenzoColombia290 records
  2. El Dorado ProAves ReserveColombia279 records
  3. Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco – LodgeColombia246 records
More places
  1. Cabañas San IsidroEcuador213 records
  2. Loro Coroniazul ProAves ReserveColombia202 records
  3. Bellavista Cloud Forest LodgeEcuador160 records
  4. RNA Proaves El Dorado – LodgeColombia114 records
  5. Guango LodgeEcuador110 records
  6. Bellavista – camino a la estación científicaEcuador83 records
  7. Yanayacu Biological StationEcuador73 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ColombiaEcuadorPeruBrazilArgentinaBoliviaVenezuelaParaguay

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

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.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the White-rumped Hawk?

The White-rumped Hawk weighs around 290 g.

Where does the White-rumped Hawk live?

Its breeding range: South America: Venezuela to northwestern Bolivia and southeastern. It is most often recorded in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Is the White-rumped Hawk endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the White-rumped Hawk as Least Concern.

What does the White-rumped Hawk eat?

Main food: Vertebrate prey.

What family is the White-rumped Hawk in?

It belongs to the family Kites, Hawks, Eagles (Accipitridae), order Accipitriformes.

At a glance

Weight
290 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Vertebrate prey
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
241 mm
Tail
172 mm
Bill
29 mm
Tarsus
63 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: Venezuela to northwestern Bolivia and southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae
Genus
Parabuteo

Other birds in the genus Parabuteo

Harris's HawkHarris's HawkParabuteo unicinctusPearl KitePearl KiteGampsonyx swainsoniiScissor-tailed KiteScissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiWhite-tailed KiteWhite-tailed KiteElanus leucurusBlack-winged KiteBlack-winged KiteElanus caeruleusBlack-shouldered KiteBlack-shouldered KiteElanus axillarisLetter-winged KiteLetter-winged KiteElanus scriptusAfrican Harrier-HawkAfrican Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMadagascar Harrier-HawkMadagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusPalm-nut VulturePalm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
White-rumped Hawk

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by amandapmarcon. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages