Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis
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The grasshopper buzzard is an intra-African migrant to northern Tanzania from October to April, mainly east of the rift, see map. The top photo (Mkomazi) is courtesy of Stuart Webb. The flight photo is courtesy of Pietro Luraschi. The immature (2nd row left) was seen in Losinyai; the upper adult (3rd row left), in Oldonyo Sambu; the right 2nd row adult (Tsavo East) is courtesy of Melissa Eager. The other photos were taken in Msumbugwe forest and Gursi swamp-Tarangire. Click the photo above to see 19 enlargements.
  
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All unattributed images on this website are:
copyright © 2001-25 Ron Eggert or David Peterson
All other images are the property of the indicated photographers:
Pietro Luraschi, Paul Oliver, Stuart Webb, Melissa Eager, Karine van der Vurst
Kim Axmann, Per Holman, Amos Pampy Hardecker, Per Holmen

Last Update this page: 8-06-25