The Himalayan buzzard, or Buteo refectus, is a medium to large raptor found in the Himalayan regions of Asia. It mostly inhabits the forests and scrublands of hilly, mountainous regions in India, Nepal and southern parts of China.
The Himalayan buzzard is often mistaken for the upland buzzard species. It is a ‘typical’ buzzard with brown plumage interspersed with white blotchy patterning on its chest and yellow legs and feet. The Himalayan buzzard has darker legs than the eastern buzzards and is known for its sharp, high pitched calls.
The Himalayan buzzard is of two types; a darker brown coloured species and a paler type where the plumage is lighter. The darker birds are brick-red brown all over, while the paler-coloured birds have brown upper parts and white, brown-spotted lower parts.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified the Himalayan buzzard species under the Least Concern status in its Red List.
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