Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) - HBW 2, p. 187
French: Buse de Madagascar
German: Madagaskarbussard
Spanish: Busardo Malgache
Taxonomy: B. brachypterus Hartlaub, 1860, Madagascar.
Forms superspecies with B. buteo and B. oreophilus and possibly also with B. jamaicensis and B. ventralis. Has been considered conspecific with B. buteo. Monotypic.
Distribution: Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a high branch, looking around Locality Berenty Private Reserve, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 30 June 1996 4 years ago 13 sec 2.9
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Looking at us
Locality Kirindy Mitea National Park, Toliara Province, Madagascar
Marco Valentini 15 August 2008 22 weeks ago 3.4 -
Flying over the edge of the forest
Locality Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 8 August 2009 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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