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Black-breasted Buzzard

Hamirostra melanosternon

Photo by DarrenC
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Description:

They smash eggs open in the wild using a rock to throw at it and eat their contents.. they also eat eat rabbits, large lizards, other birds.

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Black-breasted Buzzard

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Comments (4)
Ashish
Whose egg it is..? Nice catch..!!
DarrenC
thanks Amber Burns, they are an impressive looking bird

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PublishedMay 19, 2011

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