Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)

Other Names (World)
Mountain Buzzard, Forest Buzzard, Woodland Buzzard, African Buzzard

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
45 - 50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartert & Neumann, 1914

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

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

Population
Estimated population is 670 - 6700 (2013) and stable.

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) [XC514553]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, daily trips from camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (call)

Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) [XC448111]
by Peter Boesman from Vikongwa camp and general area, Ndundulu, Udzungwa Mts, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo) and Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus), and possibly also with Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis). Has been considered conspecific with Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo).

Present species has alternatively been called Buteo tachardus.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

oreophilus Hartert & Neumann, 1914 - Highlands of Ethiopia south to Tanzania and Malawi.
trizonatus Rudebeck, 1957 - South Africa (Western Cape and eastern Cape north to Limpopo). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Forest Buzzard (Buteo trizonatus).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) - 10 files

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