Lizard buzzard

Lizard buzzard
Calls recorded in Kitale, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Subfamily: Accipitrinae
Genus: Kaupifalco
Bonaparte, 1854
Species:
K. monogrammicus
Binomial name
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
(Temminck, 1824)
Subspecies[2]
  • K. m. monogrammicus - (Temminck, 1824)
  • K. m. meridionalis - (Hartlaub, 1860)
K. monogrammicus in The Gambia, December 2021

The lizard buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus), or lizard hawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only species placed in the genus Kaupifalco. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its name, it may be more closely related to the Accipiter hawks than the Buteo buzzards.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Kaupifalco monogrammicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695421A93508702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695421A93508702.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.