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==Identification==
 
==Identification==

Revision as of 09:28, 11 February 2008

Buteo rufinus
Photo by Rajiv Lather
Location: Rajasthan, India

Identification

60-65cm. Orange tint to plumage, red or orange tail, pale head and largely white underwings.

Distribution

Turkey, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open, uncultivated areas, with high bushes, trees, cliffs or hillocks.

Behaviour

Diet includes small rodents, although it will also take lizards, snakes, small birds and large insects.

Bird Song

<flashmp3>Buteo rufinus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
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