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Himalayan Buzzard

Buteo refectus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 6, February 12, March 12, April 10, May 1, June 2, July 0, August 0, September 2, October 5, November 4, December 17.
India71
China54
Tibet Autonomous Region21
Uttarākhand20
Sichuan Province19
Arunāchal Pradesh18
Jammu and Kashmīr8
Qinghai Province7
Yunnan Province6
Himāchal Pradesh6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
  • DiurnalActive primarily during the dayFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
  • Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
  • Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderHawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies · Accipitriformes
FamilyHawks, Eagles, and Kites · Accipitridae
GenusButeos · Buteo

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Himalayan Buzzard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.