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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:
- Montane forests of Transvaal and South Africa
Habitat
Montane forests and grasslands.
Behaviour
- 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
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mountain Buzzard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Buzzard