Forest Buzzard (Buteo trizonatus)

Forest Buzzard, a reference photo — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus. This is a resident breeding species in woodlands in southern and eastern South Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Forest Buzzard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Buteo oreophilus
Buteo buteo
Buteo refectus
Buteo japonicus
Buteo brachypterus
Buteo auguralis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species: Buteo trizonatus

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