Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilusHartert, EJO; Neumann, OR, 1914
English (US) Mountain Buzzard
The Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) 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: highlands of Ethiopia to Tanzania and MalawiRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo oreophilus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Mountain Buzzard
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO; Neumann, OR, 1914
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO; Neumann, OR, 1914
- Type locality
- Koritscha, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 22 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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