Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1851) Family: Accipitridae Order: Falconiformes Back
Grasshopper buzzard Heuschreckenteesa Busautour des sauterelles Busardo langostero
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC threat status )
Migration: intracontinental

Butastur rufipennis

A widespread and common intra-African sub-Saharan migrant, moving across22 of latitude, S to the border of Guinea woodland and forest during the Oct-Mar dry season, when fires and grazing reduce cover, then departing N with first heavy rains to breed in semi-arid steppe during Mar-Sept. Also non-breeding migrant to E Africa, moving N through Taru Desert of lowland Kenya in Jan-Mar, and through NW Somalia in Sept-Oct. Well studied only on non-breeding range of W Africa.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa
Recommended link: http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/grasshopperbuzzardeagle.htm
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

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