Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hawks, Eagles and Kites :: Mountain Buzzard

Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus

Described by: Hartert; Neumann (1914)
Alternate common name(s): African Mountain Buzzard, Woodland Buzzard, Rudebeck's Buzzard, Forest Buzzard
Old scientific name(s): Buteo tachardus

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2004 © W. S. Clark 
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Range

C. e. Africa; Se. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) S. Sudan, s. Ethiopia in highlands of Uganda and Kenya s. to Rwanda, Burundi, e. Zaire, ne. and sc. Tanzania and Malawi.
(2) S. and e. South Africa (n. and e. Transvaal, Drakensberg Escarpment of s. Natal, s. and sw. Cape Province to Geroge and Knysna).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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