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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distriution== | ==Distriution== | ||
− | East and central [[Africa]]. | + | East and central [[Africa]]<br /> |
+ | '''Western Africa''': occurs only in [[Democratic Republic of Congo]].<br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Southern Africa''': found only in [[South Africa]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''B. o. oreophilus'': | ||
+ | :*Highlands of [[Ethiopia]] to [[Tanzania]] and [[Malawi]] | ||
+ | *''B. o. trizonatus'': | ||
+ | :*Montane forests of Transvaal and [[South Africa]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Montane forests and grasslands. | Montane forests and grasslands. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Wikipedia | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Buteo+oreophilus}} | {{GSearch|Buteo+oreophilus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Buteo]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Buteo]] |
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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 30 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mountain_Buzzard