Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)

Other Names (World)
Grey-faced Buzzard, Gray-faced Buzzard, Frog Hawk

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
41 - 49 cm
Wingspan: 102 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Coniferous and mixed evergreen montane forests. Forest edges and agricultural land. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China (mainland), Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, North Korea (B), Philippines, Russia (Asian), Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Timor-Leste (NB) (P), Vietnam.

Vagrant to Mongolia.

North-eastern China to Amurland and Ussuriland, Japan and Izu Is. Winters from southern and south-eastern China and Taiwan through Indochina and Malay Peninsula to Greater Sundas, Philippines, Sulawesi and islands off north-western New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually solitary. Migration is often in flocks.

Food
Lizards, large insects, small mammals.

Voice
A loud, two-note, 'ki-wee', the second note rising then descending. Less vocal during migration.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) [XC347477]
by Korakoch Pobprasert from Zarubino, Khasanskiy rayon, Primorskiy kray, Russian Federation (alarm call)

Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) [XC266721]
by Joshua Chong from Gornyy Khutor, Chernigovskiy rayon, Primorskiy kray, Russian Federation (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa), Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer) and Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) - 10 files

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