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Butastur
in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Buteoninae
Genus: Butastur
Hodgson, 1843

Butastur is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains these species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
B. liventer Rufous-winged buzzard southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia.
B. rufipennis Grasshopper buzzard Senegal and Gambia east to Ethiopia, migrating south to Sierra Leone, Cameroon, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
B. teesa White-eyed buzzard Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar
B. indicus Grey-faced buzzard Russia, North China, Korea, Japan, and Philippines

References

  1. ^ "ITIS Report: Butastur". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 May 2010.