Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-winged Buzzard, Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle

Family
Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles)

Size
38 - 43 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1827)

Habitat
Deciduous forest and secondary growth. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), Indonesia (B), Laos (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Burma and south-central China (south-western Yunnan) south to Indochina and northern Malay Peninsula; Java; Sulawesi. Reported occurrence in south-eastern Borneo doubtful; old record of questionable validity from Timor.

Population
Estimated population is 1,000 - 10,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Large insects, lizards, small mammals.

Voice
A shrill 'pit-piu'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer) [XC437822]
by Brian Cox from Houay Khiem, Xe Lamphao, Dong Khanthung,Champasak Province, Laos (call)

Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer) [XC42640]
by Frank Lambert from Tmat Boey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa), Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) and Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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