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Primary Traits
700 g
2,000 m - 3,800 m
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Record section
Identity and Taxonomy
Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.
Scientific name
Buteo oreophilus
English name
Mountain Buzzard
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Genus
Buteo
Species
oreophilus
Data source
HBW2, BOTW
Record section
Conservation and Range
Threat status and geographic distribution signals.
Conservation status
Near-threatened
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
No data
Maximum female mass
No data
Minimum male mass
No data
Maximum male mass
No data
Minimum unsexed mass
700 g
Maximum unsexed mass
No data
Average mass
700 g
Minimum elevation
900 m
Typical lower elevation
2,000 m
Typical upper elevation
3,800 m
Maximum elevation
4,500 m
Elevation range
1,800 m
Typical elevation
2,900 m
Record section
Ecology
Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.
Primary habitat
Forest
Habitat breadth
2
Primary diet
Vertebrate
Diet breadth
2
Diet specialization index
1.4
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Behavior and Reproduction
Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.
Social behavior
No data
Mating system
No data
Cooperative breeding
No data
Nest type
Platform
Nest substrate
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
No data
Maximum incubation period
No data
Minimum fledging period
50 d
Maximum fledging period
No data
Nest parasitism
No data
Average clutch size
2.5
Average fledging period
50 d
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Mobility and Flight
Flight ability and movement pattern.
Flight status
Flies
Mobility patterns
Sedentary