Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
About the Madagascar Buzzard
The Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) is a bird of prey which is endemic to Madagascar. It is a species from the widespread genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The Madagascar buzzard is a typical old-world buzzard showing quite a lot of variability in plumage and which is similar to the forest buzzard of Africa and the palearctic common buzzard. They have a dark grey head, a white patch on the breast, the brownish -white vent and thighs are spotted with brown. The tail is marked with broad brownish-black bars. The bill is black with a greyish blue cere, the eyes are yellow and the legs and feet are pale yellow.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 38 recordings for this species: 30 CC BY-NC-ND · 8 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Madagascar in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Broad-winged HawkButeo platypterusrecording
- Common BuzzardButeo buteorecording
- Grey-lined HawkButeo nitidusrecording
- Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusrecording
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisrecording
- Short-tailed HawkButeo brachyurusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.