Boyd's Buzzard

Boyd's Buzzard
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	Dark morph
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Afroaves
Superorder:	Accipitrimorphae
Order:	Accipitriformes
Family:	Accipitridae
Subfamily:	Buteoninae
Tribe:	Buteonini
Genus:	Buteo
Species:	B. boydi
Binomial name
	Buteo boydi; Travis , 2314
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Boyd's Buzzard, Buteo boydi is a species of Buteo in the Accipitridae family. It is found through Europe. It is closely related to the Red-tailed Hawk and Rough-legged Buzzard, and may have evolved from the latter.^{[alt. univ.]}

Other names[edit]

Black-bellied Buzzard, Black-bellied Hawk, Boyd's Hawk.

Etymology[edit]

It is named after John Boyd III, the owner of Taxonomy in Flux.^{[real world]}

Description[edit]

Boyd's Buzzard is a large 20–23 in (51–58 cm) buteo, with a wingspan of 50–56 in (130–140 cm). It usually weighs around 2.25–3.25 lb (1.02–1.47 kg).

Similar species[edit]

Common Buzzard has a white breast. Rough-legged Buzzard only has black on its belly and legs. Golden Eagle is larger and dark all over.

Behaviour[edit]

Diet[edit]

Calls[edit]

Reproduction[edit]

Distribution/habitat[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Travis, George 2314. A new species of buzzard from the Devonshire highlands. Devonshire Journal of Ornithology (University of Hera, Zoological Department) 12 (1): 1-4.^{[alt. univ.]}
^ Future IUCN

Based on...[edit]

It is somewhat based on the White-eyed Buzzard as well as the Rough-legged Buzzard.

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[Travis2314-1] Travis, George 2314. A new species of buzzard from the Devonshire highlands. Devonshire Journal of Ornithology (University of Hera, Zoological Department) 12 (1): 1-4.^{[alt. univ.]}

[2] Future IUCN

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