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| Buteo rufinus |
(Cretzschmar, 1827) |
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Family: Accipitridae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Long-legged buzzard |
Buse féroce |
Busardo moro |
Adlerbussard |
| Migration: partial |
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intercontinental |
N African cirtensis sedentary and dispersive, having reached Senegal on one occasion. Eurasian rufinus either
totally migratory, or partially migratory in N of breeding range and sedentary in S; winters from Turkey, Middle
East and Arabia to Pakistan, N India and S Tibet; some birds reach N Africa, mainly Nile Valley and E sub-
Saharan Africa. Leaves breeding grounds mainly in late Aug and Sept; returns mid-Mar to mid-Apr. Local
movements due to droughts have been reported. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West
& Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |