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title: "Jakhalsbuizerd"
description: "Buteo rufofuscus — Vogels. The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/jackal-buzzard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jakhalsbuizerd

> Buteo rufofuscus — Vogels. The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey.

- Scientific name: *Buteo rufofuscus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 5693
- Wikidata: [Q1266370](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266370)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5198](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5198)

## Names

- en: Jackal Buzzard
- de: Schakalbussard
- es: Busardo augur meridional
- fr: Buse rounoir
- nl: Jakhalsbuizerd
- pt: Bútio-de-cauda-vermelha
- pl: Myszołów przylądkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (5322), LS (38), NA (28), SZ (17), BW (11)

## Summary

The jackal buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) is a fairly large African bird of prey. The taxonomy of this species has caused some confusion in the past and it almost certainly belongs in a species complex with other African Buteo species. Some taxonomists have considered this species, the Archer's buzzard (Buteo archeri), and the augur buzzard (Buteo augur) to be the same superspecies.  Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different calls, different home ranges and variations in plumage. The species is resident and non-migratory throughout its range.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal_buzzard

## Photo

![Jakhalsbuizerd](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jackal-buzzard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72767123

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/jackal-buzzard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).