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Buteo oreophilus

Includes: Forest Buzzard

Identification

Distriution

East and central Africa
Western Africa: occurs only in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi
Southern Africa: found only in South Africa

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • B. o. oreophilus:
  • B. o. trizonatus:

Habitat

Montane forests and grasslands.

Behaviour

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

Recommended Citation

External Links

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