White-eyed buzzard
| White-eyed Buzzard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Accipitriformes |
| Sub-order | Accipitres |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Accipitroidea |
| Family | Accipitridae |
| Sub-family | Buteoninae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Butastur |
| Species Information | |
| Species | B. teesa |
| Synonyms | Circus teesa |
| Population statistics | |
| Population | Unknown (2016 est.)[1] |
| Conservation status | Least concern[2] |
The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae, and found throughout much of south central Asia.
Description
The white-eyed buzzard is a small hawk, about 14 to 16.5 inches long, with a wingspan of 33.5 to 39.3 inches, and weighs 11.4 ounces; females are some 13% larger than males. Adults are dark brown or grayish-brown, with the central shaft of the body feather darker in color; a tinge of white is present in the edges of the upper wing coverts. The underside is light brown, broken by mottled horizontal bands. The underside of the chin and throat is dark brown, and marked by a pair of broad white stripes; the forehead is also marked in white. The eyes bear a bold, white iris for which the bird is named. Juvenile birds bear more white feather-tip markings on the upper body, as well as a greyish head; the eyes are dark brown, and do not gain the distinctive white iris until adulthood. Chicks are a reddish-brown in color.
The call is a plain, yet frequent "pit-weer, pit-weer..."[3].
Range and habitat
The white-eyed buzzard is found in south central Asia, from southeastern Iran, eastward into Pakistan, India and Nepal to Myanmar. It is found in dry, wooded and open areas, from sea level to an elevation up to 6,000 feet.
