Barred Hawk
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Photo © scaup — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #609478971The barred hawk (Morphnarchus princeps) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It has also been known as the black-chested hawk. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. 10,000 to 100,000 barred hawks are thought to exist throughout Central and South America. Barred hawks mainly live in the dense forests of the lowland and mountainous areas. == Taxonomy and evolution == Philip Sclater first classified the barred hawk in 1865. Barred hawks are in the family Accipitridae that contains all the hawks, eagles, and old world vultures. Recent research-using mtDNA to analyze the phylogeny of this genus has been done. What researchers found was that the black and white plumage of genus Leucopternis has evolved at least twice, and the widespread occurrence of this plumage pattern may result from plumage convergence in forested habitats. In classical taxonomy, the black and white plumage pattern was overemphasized in the grouping of Leucopternis and plumage patterns alone may not be reliable taxonomic markers in this family. Studies suggest placing it in its own genus. == Description == The…
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+551 birds+21 mammals
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+274 birds+6 mammals
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+547 birds+18 mammals
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+386 birds+24 mammals
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+461 birds+17 mammals
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+237 birds+4 mammals
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+563 birds+4 mammals
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+211 birds+6 mammals
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+194 birds
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+733 birds+27 mammals
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+327 birds+2 mammals
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+359 birds
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+368 birds+1 mammals
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+402 birds+6 mammals
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+401 birds+2 mammals
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+486 birds+19 mammals
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+534 birds+13 mammals
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+232 birds+3 mammals
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Liberia, Costa Rica
+451 birds+30 mammals
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+503 birds+18 mammals
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+532 birds+20 mammals
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+480 birds+12 mammals
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+394 birds+18 mammals
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