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Mountain buzzard

Buteo oreophilus E. J. O. Hartert & Neumann, 1914

NTNear Threatenedbirds of prey

The mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is a species in the family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 700 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mountain buzzard

Weight
700 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.02 m – 1.17 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2 – 2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the mountain buzzard?

MOUNTAIN BUZZARD · WINGSPAN 1.17 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.17 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the mountain buzzard is about 69% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Photos of the mountain buzzard

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Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
Buteo_oreophilus_-Ethiopia-8.jpg : Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom… · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the mountain buzzard live?

Not recorded

What is the mountain buzzard?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is a bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa, it and the forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) of southern Africa were, until recently, considered to be a single species.

From the Wikipedia article “Mountain buzzard” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mountain_buzzard&oldid=1380569017), 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 mountain buzzard endangered?

The mountain buzzard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  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 Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the mountain buzzard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAccipitriformes
  5. familyAccipitridae
  6. genusButeo
  7. SpeciesButeo oreophilus E. J. O. Hartert & Neumann, 1914

Synonyms Buteo oerophilus oerophilus, Buteo oreophilus oreophilus, Buteo tachardus, Buteo tachardus tachardus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • MOBUEnglish
  • aligot de muntanyaCatalan
  • káně horskáCzech
  • bwncath gelltyddWelsh
  • BjergvågeDanish
  • BergbussardGerman
  • monta buteoEsperanto
  • Busardo montañésSpanish
  • Ratonero MontañésSpanish
  • tähnikviuEstonian
  • vuorihiirihaukkaFinnish
  • Buse montagnardeFrench
  • Buse des montagnesFrench
  • pjegavi škanjacCroatian
  • szirti ölyvHungarian
  • Poiana montanaItalian
  • Poiana africana dei montiItalian
  • マダラノスリJapanese
  • kalninis suopisLithuanian
  • BergbuizerdDutch
  • flekkvåkNorwegian
  • myszołów górskiPolish
  • bútio-montêsPortuguese
  • bútio-da-montanhaPortuguese
  • Горный канюкRussian
  • Африканский горный канюкRussian
  • myšiak vrchovskýSlovak
  • Planinski mišarSerbian
  • bergvråkSwedish
  • Dağ ŞahiniTurkish
  • Dağlık ŞahinTurkish
  • канюк плямистогрудийUkrainian
  • 山鵟Chinese

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Relatives of the mountain buzzard

Other species in the same genus Buteo.

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Common questions

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How big is the mountain buzzard?

An adult mountain buzzard weighs 700 g and has a wingspan of 1.02 m – 1.17 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mountain buzzard endangered?

The mountain buzzard is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the mountain buzzard?

The mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) belongs to the family Accipitridae in the order Accipitriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{mountain_buzzard_2026,
  title = {Mountain buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mountain-buzzard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}