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Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

The grasshopper buzzard is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found in a narrow zone of sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Butastur
Scientific:
  Butastur rufipennis

Original description

Citation:
  (Sundevall, CJ 1850)

Reference:
   Öfvers. Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akad. Förh. 7 p.131

Protonym:
  Poliornis rufipennis

Type locality:
  Near Khartoum.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60167550#page/141/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  45A1D850C0690AD0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-45A1D850

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/45A1D850

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175531

Geographic range:

  • Butastur rufipennis: Savanna and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Grasshopper Buzzard
Catalan:
Aligot llagoster
Czech:
jestřábec sarančí
Danish:
Græshoppevåge
German:
Heuschreckenbussard
Spanish:
Busardo Langostero
Spanish (Spain):
Busardo Langostero
Finnish:
heinäsirkkahaukka
French:
Busautour des sauterelles
Croatian:
riđoprsi škanjac
Hungarian:
sáskaölyv
Icelandic:
Skvettuvákur
Italian:
Poiana grillaia
Japanese (romaji):
afurikasashiba
Japanese:
アフリカサシバ
Lithuanian:
Skėrinis vanaginis suopis
Dutch:
Sprinkhaanbuizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grashoppevåk
Norwegian:
Gresshoppevåk
Polish:
myszołap rdzawoskrzydły
Portuguese:
Bútio-gafanhoto
Portuguese (Portugal):
bútio-dos-gafanhotos
Russian:
Саранчовый сарыч
Slovak:
saryč africký
Serbian:
Skakavčev mišar
Swedish:
gräshoppsvråk
Ukrainian:
Канюк африканський
Chinese:
蝗鵟鹰
Chinese (Traditional):
蝗鵟鷹

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Busautour des sauterelles ( Butastur rufipennis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Busautour des sauterelles ( Butastur rufipennis)
Clements 1st edition:
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Clements, version 2021:
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Grasshopper Buzzard Eagle ( Butastur rufipennis)
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Grasshopper Buzzard-Eagle ( Butastur rufipennis)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Grasshopper Buzzard-Eagle ( Butastur rufipennis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Butastur rufipennis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Butastur rufipennis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Butastur rufipennis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Butastur rufipennis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Butastur rufipennis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Rooivlerkjakkalsvoël
Catalan: Aligot llagoster, Aligot llangoster
Czech: jestřábec sarančí, Kánec sarancí
Welsh: Bwncath sioncynnod
Danish: Græshoppevåge
German: Heuschreckenbussard, Heuschreckenteesa
English: Grasshopper Buzzard, Grasshopper buzzard eagle, Grasshopper Buzzard-Eagle
English, HBW: Grasshopper Buzzard
English (IOC): Grasshopper Buzzard
English (Kenya): Grasshopper Buzzard
English (United States): Grasshopper Buzzard
Esperanto: Akrida butasturo, Akrida buteo
Spanish: Azor Langostero, Busardo Langostero
Spanish (Spain): Busardo Langostero
Spanish (HBW): Grasshopper Buzzard
Estonian: tirtsu-haugasviu
Finnish: Heinäsirkkahaukka
French: Busard des sauterelles, Busautour des sauterelles, Buse des sauterelles
Irish: Clamhán casarnaí
Galician: Miñato dos saltóns
Croatian: riđoprsi škanjac
Hungarian: sáskaölyv
Icelandic: Skvettuvákur
Italian: Butastore rufipenne, Poiana delle cavallette, Poiana grillaia
Japanese (romaji): afurikasashiba
Japanese: アフリカサシバ
Scientific: Butastur rufipennis, Buteo rufipennis, Poliornis rufipennis
Lithuanian: Skėrinis vanaginis suopis
Dutch: Sprinkhaanbuizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grashoppevåk
Norwegian: Gresshoppevåk
Polish: myszolap rdzawoskrzydly, myszołap rdzawoskrzydły, Myszołów rdzawoskrzydły
Portuguese: Bútio-gafanhoto
Portuguese (Portugal): bútio-dos-gafanhotos
Rhaeto-Romance: Girun dals salips
Russian: Саранчовый канюк, Саранчовый сарыч
Slovak: myšiak saryč, saryč africký
Serbian: Skakavčev mišar
Swedish: Gräshoppsvråk
Swahili: Shakivale Bawa-jekundu
Turkish: Çekirge şahini, Çekirge şahinkartalı
Ukrainian: Канюк африканський
Chinese: 蝗鵟鹰
Chinese (Traditional): 蝗鵟鷹

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