Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Buteo
Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus · 喜山鵟
China: Level II
IUCN: Least Concern Found in China
Introduction
Medium to large bird of prey native to the Himalayas in Nepal, India, and adjacent mountains of southern China. Sometimes considered a subspecies of the common buzzard.
Distribution & Habitat
Native to the Himalayas in Nepal, India, and adjacent mountains of southern China.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Buteo
Distribution
breeds from the western Himalayas in northern India eastward to montane south-central China (Sichuan and Gansu); winters to southeast Asia
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
