Grey-faced Buzzard

It is a bird of open land. It eats lizards, small mammals and large insects.

The Grey-faced Buzzard is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus) is an Asian bird of prey. It is typically between 41 and 46 cm in length, making it a medium-sized raptor. It breeds in East Russia, North China, Korea, and Japan, and winters in South-east Asia. It is a bird of open land. It eats lizards, small mammals and large insects. More

Black Bazas, Chinese Sparrowhawks and Grey-faced Buzzards were observed migrating in flocks. Grey-faced Buzzard flocks averaged 25–30 birds/ flock. Seasonally, our counts indicate that the peak of the Grey-faced Buzzard migration occurs in early to mid-March, while Black Baza and Chinese Sparrowhawk peak in late March through early April. Oriental Honey-buzzard migrated throughout the observation period, with a peak in mid- to late March. More

The Grey-faced Buzzard is a bird of open lands that breeds in East Russia, North China, Korea, and Japan, and winters in South-east Asia. Description This medium-sized raptor is typically between 41 and 46 cm long. The adult has a grey head, breast and neck, white throat, black moustaches and mesial stripes, brown back and upperwings, and brown bars on white underparts and underwings. More

A Brief History of Grey-Faced Buzzard Conservation in Taiwan Grey Faced Buzzard: courtesy of Richard Yu The fall Grey-faced Buzzard migration through Southern Taiwan is amongst the world's largest raptor migrations. In late March and early April Grey-faced Buzzard return and are a reasonably common site in Central-West Taiwan as these birds make their way to roost on Baguashan in Changhua County. More

Grey-faced Buzzard Eagles alone were captured and ... Taiwan Quick Take: Hunters taking heavy toll - Oct 16, 2006 Taipei Times - Taipei TimesHunters are illegally killing 600 to 700 birds of prey every night in the south of the country, stirring outrage among bird lovers, a newspaper reported ... Record high number of grey-faced buzzards pass through Kenting, … - Oct 17, 2008 �?��?�英文新�?� - �?��?�英文新�?�The grey-faced buzzard is an Asian bird of prey. More

A Brief History of Grey-Faced Buzzard Conservation in Taiwan Mark B. Wilkie Douliou, Yunlin County, Taiwan SR Moderator, Birdforum. www.birdforum.net Grey Faced Buzzard: Photo courtesy of Richard Yu The sight of a raptor soaring has inspired mankind through the ages. Nations, armies, corporations, and sports teams have all used the image of a raptor to symbolize their power and strength. More

Grey-Faced Buzzard, where it is powered by fuel cell and lithium batteries. This hybrid drone took off for 15 minutes at up to 100kph at an altitude of less than 300 meters for starters, and did it without emitting a single iota of carbon dioxide emissions. Not only that, because of its electric engine, it is extremely silent. This UAV currently costs around $15,822 to build, tipping the scales at 22kg and measuring nearly 2 meters long while producing 1KW of power. More

The Grey-faced Buzzard migration through Taiwan is amongst the world's largest raptor migrations. In late March and early April Grey-faced Buzzard are a reasonably common site in the Huben/Hushan area as these birds make their way to the Baguashan in Changhua County just north-east of Huben. A Brief History of Grey-Faced Buzzard Conservation in Taiwan The sight of a raptor soaring has inspired mankind through the ages. More

NEST AND ROOST HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GREY-FACED BUZZARD IN NORTHEASTERN CHINA WEN-HONG DENG, GAO WEI, ZHENG GUANG-MEI Journal of Raptor Research: 37(3): September 2003: 228-235. The habitat of the Grey-faced Buzzard ( Butastur indicus ) has diminished substantially because of forest management for timber production and farmland reclamation in recent years. An understanding of the characteristics of nest and roost sites of this bird is important for its conservation. More

A Brief History of Grey-Faced Buzzard Conservation in Taiwan By Mark B. Wilkie Douliou, Yunlin County, Taiwan SR Moderator, Birdforum. www.birdforum.net At the southern tip of Taiwan lies the Heng-chun Peninsula. The Heng-chun Peninsula is the most important site for raptor migration in East Asia and is included in the 20 largest raptor migration sites globally. The Heng-chun Peninsula is the Veracruz of East Asia. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Grey-faced Buzzard is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Grey-faced Buzzard (2) Doi Lang, Thailand Doi Lang, Thailand07/02/2010 Doi Lang, Thailand 07/02/2010 Near Kadena, Okinawa, Japan Near Kadena, Okinawa, Japan13/11/2009 Near Kadena, Okinawa, Japan 13/11/2009 View all pictures of Grey-faced Buzzard View all pictures of Grey-faced Buzzard More

Fong-rong 48 after they found six dead Grey-Faced Buzzard Eagles in a compartment of his motorcycle late Monday night (Oct. 16) according to a report in the Oct. 18th edtion of the Chinese-language China Times. Li claimed that he found the birds dead by the side of the road but police referred his case to the Pingtung Prosecutor's Office for violation of Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Act. This was the first arrest for illegally hunting the endangered species since 2002. More

The Grey-faced Buzzard is a medium-sized hawk which breeds in southeastern Russia, North Korea, and most of Japan. It migrates south in large flocks to spend the winter in southeastern Asia and the southern islands of Japan. This Grey-faced Buzzard was photographed in winter as it hunted from a low perch in an overgrown field on the island of Okinawa in Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. More

endangered grey-faced buzzard, an Asian bird of prey, the Forestry Bureau, under the Council of Agriculture, said Thursday. A Forestry Bureau financed research team released its findings Thursday showing that grey-faced buzzards, or Butastur indicus, stop over in Taiwan every October on their way south for winter in southern areas of the Philippines. More

As it happens, I saw a Grey-faced Buzzard on Po Toi on 15th April - this is the photo of the bird I posted on our website that week. It doesn't seem to have a transmitter strapped around it but I'm not sure you could see it from underneath. I'm not suggesting this is the same bird as the satellite bird - there were probably several hundred Grey-faced Buzzards making land in the south China area on 15th April. The website is www.raptor.org. More