White-eyed Buzzard

Latin Name: 
Butastur teesa
Category: 
Size: 
45cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Ashy-brown above; distinct throat, white with two dark cheek-stripes and a third stripe from chin; white nape-patch, white eyes and  orangeyellow cere visible from close quarters; in flight, a pale shoulder-patch from above; from below, the pale underside of roundish wings against a darkish body distinctive. Solitary or scattered pairs; seen on exposed perches, trees, poles or telegraph wires; seems to prefer certain sites; soars high and does aerial displays when breeding.

Habitat: 
open and dry forest; cultivated country.
Food: 
rodents, lizards, squirrels, small birds, frogs, insects.
Distribution: 
resident; subcontinent, up to about 1,200m in Himalaya.
Call: 
Call Description: 
musical, plaintive te…twee. frequently when breeding.
National Status: