Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatusRudebeck, G, 1957
English (US) Forest Buzzard
The Forest Buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) 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: South Africa (Western Cape and Eastern Cape north to Limpopo)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Buteo trizonatus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Forest Buzzard
- Described by
- Rudebeck, G, 1957
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buteo buteo trizonatus
- Described by
- Rudebeck, G, 1957
- Type locality
- Knysna, Cape Province.
- Original description
- South African Animal Life. Results of the Lund University Expedition in 1950-1951 4 p.416
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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