Birds · Accipitriformes · Accipitridae
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A large, robust African raptor, unmistakable in typical adult plumage: blackish back, white underparts and an intense reddish-orange tail. In flight it shows a pale wing patch. There is a melanistic form in which the whole body darkens, and juveniles are mostly brown.
Weight
880 g – 1.3 kg
Size
48 cm – 60 cm
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
