'Himalayan Buzzard' (1 Viewer)

[viator]

Indeed:

Buteo burmanicus

Himalayan Buzzard

Buteo refectus

TAX

See Dickinson & Svensson (2012), James (1988) and Dickinson & Remsen (2013)

Ok so renamed for 11.2 - my post above was the content of the 11.1 master file.

I look forward to what is going to be stated as the range for all these combinations of what could possibly being occuring in SE Asia.,

 

[James Eaton]

What I'm wondering about is whether those SE Asian winter records of "Himalayan" Buzzard are refectus or burmanicus. Accounts claiming that refectus is merely a short-distance migrant would imply the latter. Anyone aware of analysis here?

In Southeast Asia, the most numerous non-breeding visitor is burmanicus by a considerable distance, with vulpinus also occurring in far fewer numbers, as far south as Singapore. The taxon refectus is more of an altitudinal migrant within the Himalayan realm.

James