Grasshopper Buzzard

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Butastur rufipennis

Grasshopper Buzzard, a reference photo
Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis), breeding in sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Grasshopper 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Accipitriformes
Family
Accipitridae
Species
Butastur rufipennis

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