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Buteo auguralis Salvadori, 1865 Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes print version
Red-necked buzzard Buse d'Afrique Busardo cuellirrojo Salvadoribussard
Migration: intracontinental unclear

Verbreitungskarte von Buteo auguralis Regular annual N-S migration in W Africa, moving S in Sept just after rains to breed along forest edge and woodland adjoining Guinea and Upper Congo forests. At recommencement of rains in Mar moves N into drier, more open savanna, where little studied. Movements in C & NE Africa not as obvious or well understood; possibly separate population in N Angola and SW Zaire.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)


Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)