Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Lizard Buzzard
The Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lizard Buzzard
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus
- Kaupifalco monogrammicus meridionalis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Falco monogrammicus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.53, vol.1 pl.314
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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