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==Description== |
==Description== |
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It is very similar to the abundant summer migrant steppe buzzard, but the adult can be distinguished with a good view by its whiter underparts and unbarred flanks. The juvenile differs from the same-age steppe buzzard by its white front and tear-shaped flank streaks. |
It is very similar to the abundant summer migrant [[steppe buzzard]], but the adult can be distinguished with a good view by its whiter underparts and unbarred flanks. The juvenile differs from the same-age steppe buzzard by its white front and tear-shaped flank streaks. |
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==Distribution== |
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The forest buzzard is [[endemism|endemic]] to [[South Africa]] where it occurs in an arc from the mountains of eastern [[Mpumalanga]] south through the [[Drakensberg]] of [[Kwazulu-Natal]] to the [[Western Cape]]. |
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==Habits and habitat== |
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The forest buzzard, as its name implies, inhabits evergreen woodlands, including introduced [[eucalyptus]] and [[pine]]s, whereas the steppe buzzard prefers more open habitats. However, habitat alone is not a good indicator for these forms. |
The forest buzzard, as its name implies, inhabits evergreen woodlands, including introduced [[eucalyptus]] and [[pine]]s, whereas the steppe buzzard prefers more open habitats. However, habitat alone is not a good indicator for these forms. |
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==Taxonomy== |
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The forest buzzard forms part of a [[superspecies]] which includes the [[common buzzard]] and the [[Madagascar buzzard]], as well as the mountain buzzard.<ref name = Peregrine/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:57, 26 October 2016
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| Species: | B. trizonatus
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| Buteo trizonatus (Rudebeck, 1957)
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The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus), is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buto oreophilus. This is a resident breeding species in woodlands in southern and eastern South Africa.
Description
It is very similar to the abundant summer migrant steppe buzzard, but the adult can be distinguished with a good view by its whiter underparts and unbarred flanks. The juvenile differs from the same-age steppe buzzard by its white front and tear-shaped flank streaks.
Distribution
The forest buzzard is endemic to South Africa where it occurs in an arc from the mountains of eastern Mpumalanga south through the Drakensberg of Kwazulu-Natal to the Western Cape.
Habits and habitat
The forest buzzard, as its name implies, inhabits evergreen woodlands, including introduced eucalyptus and pines, whereas the steppe buzzard prefers more open habitats. However, habitat alone is not a good indicator for these forms.
Taxonomy
The forest buzzard forms part of a superspecies which includes the common buzzard and the Madagascar buzzard, as well as the mountain buzzard.[2]
References
- ^ "Buteo trizonatus". The IUCN red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Peregrinewas invoked but never defined (see the help page).
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist