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Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
-33.5635, 26.1478
Field Notes
Description:
The Lizard Buzzard is a smallish stocky raptor at 36 cm in length. The upperparts, head and breast are grey. There is a vertical black line on the white throat, which distinguishes this species from all other raptors. The belly is white with fine dark barring. The underwings are white with dark tips. The tail is black with a white tip and a single white band. Sexes are similar.
Habitat:
The Lizard Buzzard breeds in tropical Africa south of the Sahara. It is a bird of open woodland, which builds a stick nest in the fork of a tree or the crown of a palm tree. The clutch is one to three eggs.
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PublishedJune 4, 2011
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