black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosteron)

Query: iconographia zoologica

Result: 172^nd of 1525

Subject:	black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosteron)
Poster:	Wiki Photos (---@---.---)

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Buteo melanosternon
Date 1872
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Schlegel, De dierentuin van het Koninklijk Zoölogisch Genootschap Natura Artis Magistra te Amsterdam, p. 45
Old Latin name Buteo melanosternon
New Latin name Hamirostra melanosternon
Common name Nederlands: Buizerdwouw
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buteo_melanosternon_-_1872_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ18200047.tif

The black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosteron) is a large raptor of the family Accipitridae, endemic to mainland Australia. It is a versatile hunter known for its special skill in cracking eggs.

iconographia zoologica
172/1525

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