Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) - BirdLife species factsheet

Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis

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References

Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.

Buij, R, Nikolaus, G., Whytock, R., Ingram, D. J. and Ogada, D. 2016. Trade of threatened vultures and other raptors for fetish and bushmeat in West and Central Africa. Oryx 50(4): 606-616.

Buij, R., Folkertsma, I., Kortekaas, K., de Iongh, H.H. and Komdeur, J. 2013. Effects of land-use change and rainfall in Sudano–Sahelian West Africa on the diet and nestling growth rates of an avian predator. Ibis 155(1): 89-101.

Ferguson-Lees, J. and Christie, D.A. 2001. Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London.

IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).

Kemp, A.C., Kirwan, G.M., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. 2013. Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. and de Juana, E. (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Thiollay, J-M. 2000. Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard. In: Verdoorn, G.H., Bildstein, K.L. and Ellis, S. (eds), Selected African Falconiformes conservation assessment and management plan, pp. 37-38. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, MN.

Thiollay, J.-M. 2006. The decline of raptors in West Africa: long-term assessment and the role of protected areas. Ibis 148: 240-254.

Further resources

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/grasshopper-buzzard-butastur-rufipennis on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.