---
title: "Bútio-da-floresta"
description: "Buteo trizonatus — Aves. The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/forest-buzzard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bútio-da-floresta

> Buteo trizonatus — Aves. The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus.

- Scientific name: *Buteo trizonatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 775
- Wikidata: [Q7885209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7885209)
- iNaturalist taxon: [512762](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/512762)

## Names

- en: Forest Buzzard
- de: Kapbussard
- es: Busardo de El Cabo
- fr: Buse forestière
- nl: Kaapse bergbuizerd
- pt: Bútio-da-floresta
- pl: Myszołów leśny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (669)

## Summary

The forest buzzard (Buteo trizonatus) is a species of bird of prey found in Africa, though some authorities have placed it as a subspecies of another species, the mountain buzzard, Buteo oreophilus. This is a resident breeding species in woodlands in southern and eastern South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Bútio-da-floresta](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forest-buzzard/medium.jpg)

Photo: flamelily · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146956500

## Machine access

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