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A Forest Buzzard, (Buteo trizonatus) - only found in the Western and Eastern Capes in S Africa, (i.e. along the southern coastal strip), and a little further north in winter, endemic to the region - population estimated between 1,000 and 10,000 birds
The population is in decline and now thought to be a separate species from say the Mountain and Common Buzzards
In appearance, it is can be very similar to the Steppe and Common Buzzards, which are summer migrants ......... but the Forest has much more white in its under, ground plumage
It is an attractive bird to see, especially if you can get close
D7200 + 300mm f4 + 1,4TC - cropped
a different bird - a juvenile I think
D7200 + 300mm f4 + 1,4TC - cropped
I was lucky I saw a couple while I was there this year
The population is in decline and now thought to be a separate species from say the Mountain and Common Buzzards
In appearance, it is can be very similar to the Steppe and Common Buzzards, which are summer migrants ......... but the Forest has much more white in its under, ground plumage
It is an attractive bird to see, especially if you can get close
D7200 + 300mm f4 + 1,4TC - cropped
a different bird - a juvenile I think
D7200 + 300mm f4 + 1,4TC - cropped
I was lucky I saw a couple while I was there this year
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