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Himalayan Buzzard - BirdForum Opus

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Buteo burmanicus

Identification

45–53 cm (17¾-21 in)

  • Brown overall plumage
  • Greyish-brown tail
  • Whitish streak over the eye
  • Blackish bill
  • Yellow cere, and base of both mandibles
  • Whitish underparts
  • Yellowish legs

Distribution

Found in the Himalayas from northeast Pakistan through India, Nepal and Bhutan. Also in adjacent southern Tibet.

Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with Japanese Buzzard and Common Buzzard. Still regarded as a part of Common Buzzard by Clements.
There is some confusion abouth the scientific name and refectus is probably the correct one. However the Opus awaits a consensus of the major worldlists.
This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Open fields and wetlands. Partially forested mountain sides, and cultivated slopes.

Behaviour

Diet

There is little known, but they are believed to eat rodents, small birds, reptiles and invertebrates. They hunt from a perch and also by hovering.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2019)
  3. Birdforum thread: https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=132483

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