Species profile
mantled hawk
Leucopternis polionotus
Quick answer
mantled hawk is a species in the Accipitridae family, order Accipitriformes. Record a sighting in Feather Journal and it joins your life list with the date, place and photos attached.
- Scientific name
- Leucopternis polionotus
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Leucopternis
Recording mantled hawk in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Accipitridae
- African Cuckoo-hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- African Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
- African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)