Himalayan buzzard | |
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From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Accipitriformes |
Family: | Accipitridae |
Genus: | Buteo |
Species: | B. burmanicus |
Binomial name | |
Buteo burmanicus (Hume, 1875) |
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Synonyms | |
Buteo refectus (Portenko, 1929) |
Buteo refectus (Portenko, 1929)
The Himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). It is native to the Himalayas and adjacent mountains of southern China.