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Madagascar buzzard

Buteo brachypterus Hartlaub, 1860

LCLeast Concernbirds of prey

The madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 511 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
Photo: Flickr user danielguip . Photo edited and uploaded to Commons by user ltshears · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the madagascar buzzard

Weight
511 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
93 cm – 1.11 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the madagascar buzzard?

MADAGASCAR BUZZARD · WINGSPAN 1.11 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.11 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the madagascar buzzard is about 65% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the madagascar buzzard live?

Not recorded

What is the madagascar buzzard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) is a bird of prey which is endemic to Madagascar. It is a species from the widespread genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae.

From the Wikipedia article “Madagascar buzzard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Madagascar_buzzard&oldid=1379847567), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the madagascar buzzard endangered?

The madagascar buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the madagascar buzzard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo brachypterus Hartlaub, 1860
Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • MABUEnglish
  • Madagascan buzzardEnglish
  • Madagascan buzzardEnglish
  • aligot de MadagascarCatalan
  • káně madagaskarskáCzech
  • bwncath MadagasgarWelsh
  • MadagascarvågeDanish
  • MadagaskarvågeDanish
  • MadagaskarbussardGerman
  • Madagaskar-BussardGerman
  • madagaskara buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo malgacheSpanish
  • madagaskari viuEstonian
  • madagaskarinhiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse de MadagascarFrench
  • madagaskarski škanjacCroatian
  • madagaszkári ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana del MadagascarItalian
  • マダガスカルノスリJapanese
  • madagaskarinis suopisLithuanian
  • BobakyMalagasy
  • BeririninaMalagasy
  • HindryMalagasy
  • MadagaskarbuizerdDutch
  • madagaskarvåkNorwegian
  • myszołów madagaskarskiPolish
  • bútio-malgaxePortuguese
  • bútio-de-madagascarPortuguese
  • bútio-de-madagáscarPortuguese
  • Мадагаскарский канюкRussian
  • Мадагаскарский короткокрылый сарычRussian
  • myšiak krátkokrídlySlovak
  • Madagaskarski mišarSerbian
  • madagaskarvråkSwedish
  • Madagaskar ŞahiniTurkish
  • канюк мадагаскарськийUkrainian
  • 短翅鵟Chinese
  • 马岛鵟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the madagascar buzzard

Other species in the same genus Buteo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the madagascar buzzard?

An adult madagascar buzzard weighs 511 g and has a wingspan of 93 cm – 1.11 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the madagascar buzzard endangered?

The madagascar buzzard is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the madagascar buzzard?

The madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{madagascar_buzzard_2026,
  title = {Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/madagascar-buzzard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}