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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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Accipitriformes
Family:
Accipitridae
Genus:
Butastur
Scientific:
Butastur rufipennis
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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
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
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
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: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| 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: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2023: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Grasshopper Buzzard Eagle ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 4th edition: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2015: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2016: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2017: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2018: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Clements, version 2019: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 1.50: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 1.52: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 1.53: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 1.54: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 1.55: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2015: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2016: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2017: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2018: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2019: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2021: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2022: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| eBird version 2023: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| 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): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| 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): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| 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): Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Grasshopper Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Butastur rufipennis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Butastur rufipennis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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, 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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