Species profile
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus
Quick answer
breeds from the western Himalayas in northern India east to montane south central China (Sichuan, Gansu); winters to southeast Asia
- Scientific name
- Buteo refectus
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Buteo
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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