| Himalayan buzzard | |
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| From Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Accipitriformes |
| Family: | Accipitridae |
| Genus: | Buteo |
| Species: | B. burmanicus |
| Binomial name | |
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Buteo burmanicus (Hume, 1875) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Buteo refectus (Portenko, 1929) |
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Buteo refectus (Portenko, 1929)
The Himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). It is native to the Himalayas and adjacent mountains of southern China.