Black-breasted Buzzard vs Forest Buzzard

Black-breasted Buzzard

Hamirostra melanosternon

Large1.2 kgWoodland

Intermediate in body size between the well-known larger wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) and the smaller little eagle (Hieraaetus morphnoides), the black-breasted buzzard is one of Australia's largest birds of prey and one of the world's largest kites alongside the red kite, which is slightly less heavy but has a longer total length. An adult black-breasted buzzard measures 51 to 61 cm (20 to 24 in) in height including its short square tail.

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Photo: Ursina Gringer · CC BY 4.0

Forest Buzzard

Buteo trizonatus

Large568 gForest

The forest buzzard is very similar to the abundant summer migrant steppe buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus, the head, the back and upperwings are brown, marked out with rufous edges to the feathers the amount of which varies between individuals. The chin is whitish and unmarked, the breast and belly are whitish but marked with a variable amount of brown spots, and the undertail coverts are plain whitish.

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Photo: Henry de Lange · CC BY 4.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Black-breasted Buzzard and Forest Buzzard.