Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Black-breasted Buzzard

Hamirostra melanosternon

The Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon) is a 1.2 kg woodland bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Kites, Hawks, Eagles

Order

Accipitriformes

Weight

1.2 kg

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

1

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