Conservation Status
Conservation hubClose to qualifying as threatened in the near future.
The mountain buzzard faces threats from habitat loss and degradation due to deforestation and agricultural expansion. While specific recovery programs are limited, its conservation is indirectly supported by ecotourism. Responsible safaris help fund protected areas and raise awareness, encouraging local communities to value and protect these birds and their forest homes.
The mountain buzzard is a bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa, it and the forest buzzard of southern Africa were, until recently, considered to be a single species.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Mountain Buzzard. Sightings recorded in 20 safari areas total.
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