| Barred hawk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
| Genus: | Morphnarchus Ridgway, 1920 |
| Species: | M. princeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Morphnarchus princeps (Sclater, PL, 1865)
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| Synonyms | |
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Leucopternis princeps | |
The 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Morphnarchus princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22695754A168800132. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22695754A168800132.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.