Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)

Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) - HBW 2, p. 189

French: Buse rounoir German: Felsenbussard Spanish: Busardo Augur Meridional

Taxonomy: Falco rufofuscus J. R. Forster, 1798, South Africa.
Forms superspecies with B. augur and B. archeri; all three sometimes considered conspecific, but differ on calls and coloration, showing disjunct distribution; limited overlap with B. augur in C Namibia. Monotypic.

Distribution: South Africa, S & C Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, S Mozambique and S Botswana.