Himalayan Buzzard
The Himalayan buzzard (Buteo refectus) is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (Buteo buteo). It is native to the Himalayas in Nepal, India and adjacent mountains of southern China. It was formerly given the scientific name Buteo burmanicus, but this name is now known to have been previously applied to the migratory mainland Asian subspecies of the eastern buzzard (B. japonicus burmanicus), and the Himalayan buzzard was thus renamed Buteo refectus.
Gangotri National Park
Bhatwari, India
+63 birds+8 mammals
Where granite peaks rake the sky above the Bhagirathi River’s jade-green torrents, one of the Indian Himalaya’s most dramatic wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSagarmatha National Park
Khumjung, Nepal
+119 birds+16 mammals
Where granite peaks claw skyward through clouds and glacier-fed torrents carve through rhododendron forests, the Himalayan wilderness reveals its most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKhangchendzonga National Park
Sakkyong, India
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where the Eastern Himalayas rise in their most dramatic splendour, alpine meadows give way to ancient temperate forests cloaked in […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGiant Panda National Park
Mianyang, China
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where mist-shrouded mountains rise above ancient bamboo forests, one of Earth’s most biodiverse regions unfolds across central China’s high plateaus […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKJiuzhai Valley National Park
Jiuzhaigou County, China
+94 birds+10 mammals
Where turquoise lakes pierce limestone valleys beneath forested ridges, one of China’s most ecologically pristine reserves unfolds across nearly 1,300 […]
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