Species of Thailand
Himalayan buzzard
Buteo refectus
Allan Octavian Hume, 1875
(In Thai: เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายหิมาลัย)
The Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus) 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 in Nepal, India and adjacent mountains of southern China.
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Category / Seasonal Status
BCST Category: Recorded in an apparently wild state within the last 50 years
BCST Seasonal status: Non-breeding visitor
Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Genus
- Buteo
- Species
- Buteo refectus
Common names
- Thai: เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายหิมาลัย
Synonyms
- Buteo refectus, Leonid Aleksandrovich Portenko (1929)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Bang Saphan Noi District, Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai
- Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary
- Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai
- Doi Inthanon National Park
- Doi Lo District, Chiang Mai
- Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park
- Doi Saket District, Chiang Mai
- Doi Suthep - Pui National Park
- Khun Chae National Park
- Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai
- Mae Taeng District, Chiang Mai
- Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai
- Nong Bong Khai Non-Hunting Area
- Salawin National Park
- San Sai District, Chiang Mai