black-breasted buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon) BUTEO MELANOSTERNON
Black.breasted Buzzard.
Date 1877
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Author Silvester Diggles; John Gould
Full title Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia. Containing nearly one-third of the whole, or about 220 examples, for the most part from the original drawings.
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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.