- Buteo archeri
Identification
50–55 cm
- Chestnut underparts
- White throat with black streaks
Immature birds have white underparts and a barred tail.
Similar Species
Augur Buzzard has a white breast.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in the highlands of northern Somalia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It's sometimes included as subspecies or even as colour morph in Augur Buzzard.
Habitat
Mountains and adjacent savanna and grassland.
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds a large stick nest in a tree or on a crag, and 2 creamy or bluish white eggs are laid and incubated by the female for about 40 days.
Diet
The diet includes small ground mammals, snakes, lizards, small ground birds, insects, and road-kill.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Thread in the Taxonomy Forum discussing the relationships of Archer's Buzzard and Augur Buzzard
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Archer's Buzzard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Archer%27s_Buzzard