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Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

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Primary Traits

FamilyAccipitridae
OrderAccipitriformes
RealmAfrotropical
HabitatWoodland
DietVertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

1,090 g

Elevation

400 m - 4,600 m

Data points

49

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Buteo augur

English name

Augur Buzzard

Order

Accipitriformes

Family

Accipitridae

Genus

Buteo

Species

augur

Data source

HBW2, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Afrotropical

Latitudinal zone

Tropical

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

1,100 g

Maximum female mass

1,300 g

Minimum male mass

800 g

Maximum male mass

1,160 g

Minimum unsexed mass

No data

Maximum unsexed mass

No data

Average mass

1,090 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

400 m

Typical upper elevation

4,600 m

Maximum elevation

5,000 m

Elevation range

4,200 m

Typical elevation

2,500 m

Record section

Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Woodland

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Vertebrate

Diet breadth

1

Diet specialization index

1.4

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

Monogamous, Polygynous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

No data

Nest substrate

Rock, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

2

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

39 d

Maximum incubation period

40 d

Minimum fledging period

48 d

Maximum fledging period

55 d

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2.5

Average fledging period

51.5 d

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary