Black-breasted Buzzard
Hamirostra melanosternon(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Black-breasted Buzzard
The Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon) 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: northern and central Australia (northern Murchison region and southern deserts in Western Australia southward to Darling River in eastern Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Hamirostra melanosternon
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-breasted Buzzard
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Buteo melanosternon
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- interior of New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.94 p.162
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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