Jackal buzzard / Schakalbussard (Buteo rufofuscus)

Wikipedia: Jackal buzzard Source: WIKIPEDIA Buteo_rufofuscus_-Itala_Game_Reserve%2C_KwaZulu-Natal%2C_South_Africa_-flying-6.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Hawks (Buteo); Subfamily Buteoninae (Buteoninae); Family Accipitridae (Accipitridae)
General: The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey. The taxonomy of this species has caused some confusion in the past and it almost certainly belongs in a species complex with other African Buteo species. Some taxonomists have considered this species, the Archer's buzzard, and the augur buzzard to be the same superspecies.^[2] Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different calls, different home ranges and variations in plumage. This is a species that lives among mountains, and on adjacent savanna and grassland. It is resident and non-migratory throughout its range. [more]