Butastur
| Butastur | |
|---|---|
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| in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Subfamily: | Buteoninae |
| Genus: | Butastur Hodgson, 1843 |
Butastur is a genus of birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. It contains these species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | B. liventer | Rufous-winged buzzard | southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Indonesia. |
 | B. rufipennis | Grasshopper buzzard | Senegal and Gambia east to Ethiopia, migrating south to Sierra Leone, Cameroon, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and northern Tanzania |
_Photograph_By_Shantanu_Kuveskar_2.jpg) | B. teesa | White-eyed buzzard | Iran, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar |
 | B. indicus | Grey-faced buzzard | Russia, North China, Korea, Japan, and Philippines |
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Butastur". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
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