Rufous-winged Buzzard
Butastur liventer
A rather small hawk with demonic-looking pale eyes. Grayish-brown with a white belly and warmer cinnamon-brown tones in the wings and tail that are most prominent when the bird is in flight. Proportions somewhat halfway between a Buteo and an Accipiter. Often hunts from an exposed perch in open dry forests, as well as open edge habitats such as fields and scrubby areas.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Butastur liventer
- Authority
- (Temminck, 1827)
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Butastur
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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