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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 35–44 cm; an elegant long-winged raptor | + | 35–44 cm (13½-17¼ in); an elegant long-winged raptor |
*Small headed | *Small headed | ||
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[[Image:120gropperbuzzard111-1109 img.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|nigelblake|nigelblake}}<br />Georgetown/Bansang, [[Gambia]], December 2002 ]] | [[Image:120gropperbuzzard111-1109 img.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|nigelblake|nigelblake}}<br />Georgetown/Bansang, [[Gambia]], December 2002 ]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M- | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Open woodland and savanna, cultivated land and often attends grass fires. | Open woodland and savanna, cultivated land and often attends grass fires. | ||
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Image:Grasshopper buzzard fb.jpg|Photo by {{user|osprey66|osprey66}}<br />Inland Gambia, December 2009 | Image:Grasshopper buzzard fb.jpg|Photo by {{user|osprey66|osprey66}}<br />Inland Gambia, December 2009 | ||
| − | Image:Grasshopper Buzzard 00.jpg|Photo by {{user|Sylvester_b |Sylvester_b }}<br />[[Ghana]], November2009 | + | Image:Grasshopper Buzzard 00.jpg|Photo by {{user|Sylvester_b |Sylvester_b }}<br />[[Ghana]], November2009 |
| + | Image:DSC 1858.jpg|Photo by {{user|d.flack|d.flack}}<br />[[Gambia]], November 2016 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014) |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Butastur]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Butastur]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:43, 20 August 2022
- Butastur rufipennis
Identification
35–44 cm (13½-17¼ in); an elegant long-winged raptor
- Small headed
- Long legged
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: widespread from Senegal and Gambia east to Ethiopia and south Somalia and south to southern Tanzania.
Undertakes northward movements to breed in wet season (April-September) and south in dry season (October-March).
In East Africa moves south in wet season (November-December). Common in much of range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Open woodland and savanna, cultivated land and often attends grass fires.
Behaviour
A confiding raptor
Diet
Their diet includes large insects, especially grasshoppers.
Vocalisation
Mostly silent, except in the breeding season when utters a loud "ki-ki-ki-ki-keee" call.
Gallery
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Photo by osprey66
Inland Gambia, December 2009
Photo by Sylvester_b
Ghana, November2009
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grasshopper Buzzard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 22 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grasshopper_Buzzard
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