Description
English: Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus). Madagascar, near Kirindy.
Date 2005 (uploaded to Flickr on Feb 25 2006)
Source http://flickr.com/photos/danielguip/104344895/
Author Flickr user danielguip http://flickr.com/photos/danielguip/
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madagascar_buzzard.jpg

The Madagascar buzzard (Buteo brachypterus) is a bird of prey which is endemic to Madagascar. It is a species from the widespread genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae. The Madagascar buzzard is a typical old-world buzzard, showing quite a lot of variability in plumage and which is similar to the forest buzzard of Africa and the palearctic common buzzard. They have a dark grey head, a white patch on the breast, the brownish -white vent and thighs are spotted with brown. The tail is marked with broad brownish-black bars. The bill is black with a greyish blue cere, the eyes are yellow and the legs and feet are pale yellow. Order: Accipitriformes, Family: Accipitridae.