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The white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa) is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus Buteo, found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe bordered. The head is brown and the median coverts of the upper wing are pale. They lack the typical carpal patches on the underside of the wings seen in true buzzards, but the entire wing lining appears dark in contrast to the flight feathers. They sit upright on perches for prolonged periods and soar on thermals in search of insect and small vertebrate prey. They are vociferous in the breeding season, and several birds may be heard calling as they soar together.
Scientific Name : Butastur teesa
Family : Accipitridae
Order : Accipitriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Hawks, Kites And Eagles
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 36 - 43
Compare Size : House crow +-
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : 3 eggs
Habitat:
dry, open forest or cultivation
Breeding:
February to May
Feeding:
They feed mainly on locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, and other large insects, as well as mice, lizards, and frogs. They may also take crabs from near wetlands
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Tail | rufous barred with a darker band towards the end |
| Iris | white; distinct |
| Throat | white |
| Mesial stripe | black |
| Head | brown; sometime with white spot on back of head (nape) |
| Median Coverts | whitish or paller than rest of the wing colouration |
| Cere | yellow |
| Legs | darker-yellow |
| toes | darker-yellow |
| Note : slim and small hawk; plumage mainly brown |
|
| Young Birds | |
|---|---|
| Iris | brownish |
| Head | whitish |
| Median Coverts | whitish than rest of the wing colouration |
| Legs | yellow |
| toes | yellow |
| Cere | yellow |