Himalayan buzzard

Himalayan buzzard
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)
Synonyms

Buteo refectus (Portenko, 1929)

The Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus) 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.

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