| Species ID | 040710 |
| Name | White Hawk |
| Other Common Names | |
| Category | 04 Birds |
| Phylum | |
| Subphylum | |
| Class | Aves |
| Subclass | Neornithes |
| Suborder | |
| Family | Acciptiridae |
| Genus | Leucopternis |
| Species | albicollis |
| Subspecies | ghiesberghti |
| References | 1 |
| Scientific Synonyms | Falco albicollis - Latham, 1790 |
| Status Code | Status Translation | References |
| 2 | Resident, species present all year. | 24 |
| 2 | Resident, species present all year. | 29 |
| 2 | Resident, species present all year. | 28 |
| 13 | Apparently secure in Belize | 27 |
| 272 | Uncommon: occur at low density in proper habitat. | 27 |
| DISTRICT | References |
| Cayo, Belize | 5 |
| Orange Walk, Belize | 5 |
| Stann Creek, Belize | 7 |
| Toledo, Belize | 4 |
| Administrative Unit | Occurrence | Abundance | Temporal | References |
| Government land | Sighting | Unknown, insufficient data | December | 32 |
| Blue Hole National Park | Sighting | March | 30 | |
| Manatee Forest Reserve | 7 | |||
| Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve | Sighting | Dry season (Jan-May) | 12 | |
| Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve | Dry season (Jan-May) | 19 | ||
| Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve | Dry season (Jan-May) | 20 | ||
| Chiquibul Forest Reserve | Sighting | Dry season (Jan-May) | 13 | |
| Chiquibul Forest Reserve | Dry season (Jan-May) | 18 | ||
| Columbia River Forest Reserve | Sighting | Wet season (June-December) | 4 | |
| Columbia River Forest Reserve | Dry season (Jan-May) | 20 | ||
| Columbia River Forest Reserve | 12 | |||
| Rio Bravo Conservation Area | Dry season (Jan-May) | 14 | ||
| Rio Bravo Conservation Area | Sighting | Uncommon | Dry season (Jan-May) | 24 |
| Rio Bravo Conservation Area | 17 | |||
| Gallon Jug | 15 | |||
| Gallon Jug | 16 | |||
| Gallon Jug | 5 | |||
| Tapir Mtn. Nature Reserve | Fairly common | Permanent Resident (Year-round) | 21 | |
| Chiquibul National Park | Sighting | Dry season (Jan-May) | 18 | |
| Chiquibul National Park | Dry season (Jan-May) | 19 | ||
| Chiquibul National Park | Dry season (Jan-May) | 20 | ||
| Bladen Nature Reserve | 10 | |||
| Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | Uncommon | Permanent Resident (Year-round) | 23 | |
| Cave's Branch | 12 | |||
| Hidden Valley & Falls (Bull Run) | 26 | |||
| Lamanai Archaeological Reserve | 11 | |||
| Caracol Archaeological Reserve | Sighting | Uncommon | Dry season (Jan-May) | 9 |
| Caracol Archaeological Reserve | Sighting | Wet season (June-December) | 9 | |
| Northern Lagoon/Southern Lagoon (Proposed) | 15 | |||
| Private land, see comments | Sighting | Dry season (Jan-May) | 8 | |
| Private land, see comments | Sighting | Wet season (June-December) | 20 | |
| Private land, see comments | Sighting | Wet season (June-December) | 6 | |
| Private land, see comments | Dry season (Jan-May) | 19 | ||
| Private land, see comments | 15 | |||
| Private land, see comments | Sighting | 22 |
| Hydrologic Unit Distribution | References |
| New River Lagoon | 24 |
| Roaring Creek | 21 |
| Moho River | 15 |
| Belize River | 6 |
| Mullins River | 7 |
| Macal River | 8 |
| Bladen Branch | 10 |
| New River | 11 |
| Raspaculo River | 13 |
| ELEVATION Association | References |
| 1-200 m | 32 |
| 1-200 m | 30 |
| 1-200 m | 22 |
| 1-200 m | 24 |
| 1-200 m | 25 |
| 401-600 m | 26 |
| QUAD Distribution | References |
| 16 30' to 16 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 32 |
| 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 30 |
| 17 30' to 17 45'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 11 |
| 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 15 |
| 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 25 |
| 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 5 |
| 17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 25 |
| 17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 19 |
| 17 30' to 17 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 24 |
| 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 6 |
| 17 00' to 17 15'; 88 00' to 88 30' | 25 |
| 16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 15 |
| 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 8 |
| 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 21 |
| 16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30' | 25 |
| 16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 26 |
| 16 30' to 16 45'; 88 30' to 88 45' | 5 |
| 16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 15 |
| 16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 25 |
| 16 00' to 16 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 5 |
| 17 45' to 18 00'; 89 00' to 89 15' | 15 |
| 17 45' to 18 00'; 88 45' to 89 00' | 7 |
| Holdridge Life Zone Distribution | References |
| Subtropical wet | 32 |
| Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical | 30 |
| Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical | 25 |
| Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical | 21 |
| Subtropical wet | 23 |
| Subtropical wet | 22 |
| Subtropical moist | 25 |
| Subtropical moist | 24 |
| Subtropical Lower Montane wet | 26 |
Comments on Distribution
24* Uncommon in broadleaf forest.
32* Las Sierritas, Toledo District.
29* Uncommon northern semideciduous moist forest.
Common southern moist-wet evergreen broadleaf forests.
28* Uncommon in northern hardwood forests, common in southern hardwood
forests.
21* NE portion TMNR, base camp Pook's Hill
20* Aguacate; Jimmy Cut; Guacamallo Bridge
19* Big Falls Rice Farm; Blue Creek
18* Guacamallo
15* Hummingbird Gap; Toledo Settlement; Cayo
10* Richardson Crk. & Bladen Br. upstream to Calera Caves; lower Quebrada
de Oro & Bladen from Calera to Hellgate; Upper reaches of Quebrada
de Oro
8* Sighted at or within 5 mile radius of Chaa Creek Cottages
6* Banana Bank Ranch
4* Recorded at American Camp
| HABITAT | References |
| TERRESTRIAL | 21 |
| Forest Type Associations | Seral Stage | Canopy Closure | References |
| Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest | mature tree | 71-100% | 21 |
| Land Use/Land Cover Associations | References |
| Mixed Forest Land | 26 |
| Mixed Forest Land | 24 |
| Transitional Areas | 23 |
| Evergreen Forest Land | 23 |
| Protection | 21 |
| Trophic |
| CARNIVORE |
References on Trophic Level
31
| Lifestage | Food Item Consumed | Part of Food Item | |
| Adult | Serpentes | Adult stage | |
| Adult | Sauria | Adult stage | |
| Adult | Salientia | Adult stage | |
| Adult | Aves | Adult stage | |
| Adult | Mammalia | Adult stage | |
| Adult | Insects | Adult stage |
Comments on General Food Habits
31* Prefers forested areas in hilly terrain; hunts inside canopy or at edges and gaps; waits quietly on perch until prey exposes itself on ground, tree trunk, or branch, then glides or pounces to capture it; eats snakes, lizards, frogs, small mammals, large insects, and occasionally birds.
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| References/Lifestage | Reference Numbers |
| References/Result | Reference Numbers |
1 A.O.U. 1983. Checklist of North American Birds. 6th Ed. 2 A.O.U. 1985, 1987, 1989. 35th-37th Supplements. 3 Howard, R. and A. Moore. 1980. A Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Oxford. 4 Parker, T. A. III, B. K. Holst, L. H. Emmons, J. R. Meyer. 1993. A Biological Assessment of the Columbia River Forest Reserve, Toledo District, Belize. pp.71-78. 5 Miller, B. W., 1994. Belize Christmas Bird Counts, Twenty Year Summary. in prep. 6 Duncan, M., W. Duncan. 1993. Banana Bank, Nov. 1, Checklist provided in lit. 7 Miller, C., B. Miller. 1994. Avian Studies in the Upper Mullins River Basin, Feb. and May. Unpublished Report. 8 Carnegie Ornithological Group and Mass Audubon Ornithological Group, compilers. 1993. Chaa Creek Bird List. Unpublished list. 9 Miller, B. W., C. M. Miller. 1994, Birds of Caracol, 1988 - 1993. in prep. 10 Brokaw, N. L. V., T. L. Lloyd-Evans. 1987. The Bladen Branch Wilderness. p.38-42. Unpublished report. 11 Noble, B., B. Stewart, J. Dillon. 1994. Lamanai Bird List, Mid-October 1993 - 16 March 1994. 12 Weyer, D. 1984. Diurnal Birds of Prey of Belize. The Hawk Trust. Vol. 14 pp.23 - 39. 13 Mallory, E. 1993. Birds of the Upper Raspaculo, Belize: JSSEUR II. Unpublished report. 14 McDuffie, P. 1993. Personal Bird List for Belize: September 1, 1989 - December 15, 1993. Unpublished list. 15 Russell, S. M. 1964. A Distributional Study of the Birds of British Honduras. Ornithological Monographs No. 1, A.O.U. 16 Miller, B., C. Miller. 1994. A working checklist of the birds of Gallon Jug. Unpublished list. 17 Anon. 1994 (August). Working Checklist, Birds of Rio Bravo Conservation Management Area. Unpublished list. 18 Counsell, D.J.R., B. Etheridge. 1986. RAFOS Expedition to Belize. Unpub- lished report. 19 Hallchurch, T.T., compiler. 1982. Exercise King Vulture Belize 23 Feb.- 16 March. Unpub. report for the British Army Bird Watching Society. 20 Jenkins, P. G. 1982. The Royal Air Force Ornithological Society Belize Expedition, 1981. 80.pp Unpublished report. 21 Miller, C.M., B.W. Miller. 1994. Preliminary Faunal Surveys at Tapir Mt. Nature Reserve, 27 Nov.-5 Dec., 1994. Unpublished report for BAS. 22 Robbins, Chandler. 1996. U.S.F.& Wildlife Service Wintering Bird Surveys for Belize. Unpublished data provided by C. Robbins. 23 Kamstra, J. May 1987. An Ecological Survey of the Cockscomb Basin, Belize. Masters Thesis. York University, Ontario, Canada 24 Vallely, Andrew C. and A.A. Whitman. 1997. The Birds of Hill Bank, northern Belize. Cotinga. 8:39-49. 25 Miller, B. W. 1997. Belize Christmas Bird Count Summary 1970-1995. Data from American Birds Vol. 28-50 including 1973-1996. 26 Miller, B. W., C. M. Miller. 1992. Avian Studies at Hidden Valley. Unpublished report for Mt. Pleasant Ltd. 27 Miller, B.W., C.M. Miller. 1997. Avian Risk Assessment for Belize, Species at Risk and of Conservation Concern. Report to Programme for Belize/TNC Wings of America Program. 28 Wood, D.S.,R. C. Leberman, and D. Weyer. 1986. Checklist of Birds of Belize. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 12. 29 Garcia, J., S. Matola, M. Meadows, and C. Wright. 1994. A Checklist of the Birds of Belize. WWF-US. 35p. 30 Brush, T. 1998. List of the birds observed at Jaguar Creek Environmental Center and vicinity, including Blue Hole National Park, Caves Branch, citrus plantations and Hummingbird Highway roadsides in central Belize during visits 9-16 March 1997 and 13-21 March 1998. Reported in lit. to BBIS database administrator May 15, 1998. 31 Stiles, F. G., A. F. Skutch. 1989. A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca, NY. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, New York. p. 104. 32 Meerman, J.C. 1997. Faunal Study of Las Sierritas, Toledo District, Belize.