Species profile
Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis
Quick answer
MUSEUM MATERIAL. — MCCI 2179; SMF 12186 to 12189, 12191 to 12193, 12263.
- Scientific name
- Butastur rufipennis
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Butastur
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Grasshopper Buzzard in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)