Eastern Buzzard
EASTERN BUZZARD
Buteo japonicus
Family Accipitridae
most likely resident
Bird # 486 - July 2015
The Kennedy guide lists Common Buzzrd Buteo buteo. However, the species found in the Philippines has been split from Buteo buteo. According the the WBCP Checklist, "the population restricted to the Cordilleras, Luzon, appears to be resident. Recorded in single numbers on seasonal migration in Taiwan but not reported among raptor species migrating in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, Luzon."
Read MoreButeo japonicus
Family Accipitridae
most likely resident
Bird # 486 - July 2015
The Kennedy guide lists Common Buzzrd Buteo buteo. However, the species found in the Philippines has been split from Buteo buteo. According the the WBCP Checklist, "the population restricted to the Cordilleras, Luzon, appears to be resident. Recorded in single numbers on seasonal migration in Taiwan but not reported among raptor species migrating in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, Luzon."
