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Black-breasted buzzard, Australia

The black-breasted buzzard takes a menacing stance to ward off threats. This buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey that eats rabbits, ground birds, lizards and carrion. They glide at speed and snatch food from the ground, from trees, or in the air. Interestingly, this buzzard will pick up and drop stones onto eggs in order to crack them open! Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable.

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Black-breasted Buzzard 01_3954.jpg
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Kimball Chen
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Birds (mostly from New Zealand), Australian Wildlife Photography and Nature
The black-breasted buzzard takes a menacing stance to ward off threats. This buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey that eats rabbits, ground birds, lizards and carrion. They glide at speed and snatch food from the ground, from trees, or in the air. Interestingly, this buzzard will pick up and drop stones onto eggs in order to crack them open! Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable.
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