• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Madagascar Buzzard - BirdForum Opus


Stub.png This article is incomplete.
This article is missing one or more sections. You can help the BirdForum Opus by expanding it.
Stub.png


Buteo brachypterus
Photo by James J Williams
photo from Western Madagascar

Identification

Distribution

Madagascar.

Taxonomy

This species is monotypic, there are no known subspecies.

Habitat

Woodland

Behaviour

Diet includes rodents, snakes, chameleons, lizards, frogs, locusts and other insects. It hunts by circling above the canopy and then diving into the trees.

External Links

Back
Top