| Jackal buzzard | |
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| Jackal buzzard flying in Ithala Game Reserve | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteo |
| Species: | B. rufofuscus
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| Binomial name | |
| Buteo rufofuscus (Forster, 1798)
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| Subspecies | |
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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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brooke, R. K. (1975). The taxonomic relationship of Buteo rufofuscus and B. augur. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 95, 152-154.