Mountain Buzzard © flickr.com

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).

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