| Black-faced hawk | |
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| Black-faced hawk at Presidente Figueiredo, Amazonas state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Leucopternis |
| Species: | L. melanops
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucopternis melanops (Latham, 1790)
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The black-faced hawk (Leucopternis melanops) is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This low-density species has traditionally been believed to be restricted to Amazon Basin north of the Amazon River, but there are several records south of this river, in, for example, the Brazilian states of Pará and Acre, and southeastern Peru. It is closely related to the white-browed hawk and individuals showing a level of intermediacy between the two species are known, suggesting that they rarely hybridize
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Leucopternis melanops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695757A93527051. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695757A93527051.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.