Upland Buzzard
Buteo hemilasiusTemminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
English (US) Upland Buzzard
The Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Accipitridae (Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks) in the order Accipitriformes.
Range: open steppes and montane slopes of eastern AsiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo hemilasius
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Upland Buzzard
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ; Schlegel, H, 1844
- Type locality
- Japan.
- Original description
- Fauna Japonica sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam, jussu et auspiciis superiorum, qui summum in India Batava imperium tenent, suscepto, annis 1825-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit. Vol. 4. Aves p.18 pl.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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