Article Nº 2260 Bird Vol. II · p. 643

Common buzzard (Buteo vulgaris)

Original title: Manta (Buteo vulgaris)

Bird

The manta, the common buzzard (Buteo vulgaris), is a bird of prey of Madeira's uplands that nests on rocks and laurels and had become scarcer through hunting.

A bird of the family Falconidae, found mainly in the uplands of Madeira, which builds its nests on rocks, in laurels, etc.

It seizes small birds and is less common today than formerly, because it is much persecuted by hunters. Its eggs are speckled.

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