Jackal buzzard

Jackal buzzard
Jackal buzzard flying in Ithala Game Reserve
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species:
B. rufofuscus
Binomial name
Buteo rufofuscus
(Forster, 1798)
Subspecies

3 ssp., see text

The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey. The taxonomy of this species has caused some confusion in the past and it almost certainly belongs in a species complex with other African Buteo species. Some taxonomists have considered this species, the Archer's buzzard, and the augur buzzard to be the same superspecies.[2] Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different calls, different home ranges and variations in plumage. This is a species that lives among mountains, and on adjacent savanna and grassland. It is resident and non-migratory throughout its range.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Buteo rufofuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695987A93537350. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695987A93537350.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Brooke, R. K. (1975). The taxonomic relationship of Buteo rufofuscus and B. augur. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 95, 152-154.