Plumbeous hawk

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Plumbeous hawk

| image = Leucopternisplumbeus.JPG

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea |volume=2020 |page=e.T22695732A180868221 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695732A180868221.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}

| display_parents = 2

| genus = Cryptoleucopteryx

| parent_authority = Amaral, Sheldon, Gamauf, Haring, Riesing, Silveira & Wajnta, 2009

| species = plumbea

| authority = (Salvin, 1872)

| synonyms = Leucopternis plumbeus

| range_map = Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea map.svg

}}

The plumbeous hawk (Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.

Distribution

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

It can also be found on silvopastures.{{Cite journal |last=Myster |first=Randall W. |date=2015-04-23 |title=Seed predation, pathogens and germination in primary vs. secondary cloud forest at Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467415000127 |journal=Journal of Tropical Ecology |volume=31 |issue=4 |pages=375–378 |doi=10.1017/s0266467415000127 |issn=0266-4674}} It is threatened by habitat loss.

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