Augur Buzzard
Non-migratory resident throughout
its range...from Ethiopa to south
Angola to central Namibia.
Buteo augur augur
(L 22-24")
The Seattle Seahawks of the NFL
currently use an Augur buzzard
named Taima as a live mascot at
games. (Wikipedia)
Gatamayu Forest
19Oct2014
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
Buteo means hawk (although in the
Old World this genus refers to
buzzards); augur in Latin means
soothsayer.
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