Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Kites, Old World Vultures, Eagles, and Hawks (Accipitridae)
- Order
- Accipitriformes
Overview
The mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is a bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa, it and the forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) of southern Africa were, until recently, considered to be a single species.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Highlands of Ethiopia to Tanzania and Malawi.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Mountain buzzard
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
