Despite being considered locally common in some primary forest areas and being able to tolerate tall second-growth forest. The overall population of semiplumbeous hawks is small – estimated at 1,000 to 10,000 mature birds – and declining. This is likely due to deforestation and habitat fragmentation. Its entire range spans an area of less than 300,000 km2, and the global population is estimated to be between 1,000 and 10,000 individuals. Like other members of its genus Leucopternis, it is very poorly known and there is much to be learned about the biology and population ecology of this species. Gallery References External links semiplumbeous hawk Birds of Nicaragua Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Panama Birds of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena semiplumbeous hawk Taxonomy articles created by Polbot