Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - HBW 2, p. 185
French: Buse variable
German: Mäusebussard
Spanish: Busardo Ratonero
Other common names: Common Buzzard
Taxonomy: Falco Buteo Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Sometimes considered conspecific with B. oreophilus and also B. brachypterus; forms superspecies with these two, and possibly also with B. jamaicensis and B. ventralis; B. jamaicensis has been included in present species. Races vulpinus, menetriesi and japonicus all approaching species threshold. Island races poorly defined and possibly better rejected; birds from Madeira have also been awarded dubious race, harterti; birds from Italy and Sicily sometimes lumped in same race as those of Corsica and Sardinia, with priority for nam.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Falco Buteo Linnaeus,1758. Sweden.
Sometimes considered conspecific with B. oreophilus and also B. brachypterus; forms superspecies with these two, and possibly also with B. jamaicensis and B. ventralis; B. jamaicensis has been included in present species. Races vulpinus, menetriesi and japonicus all approaching species threshold. Island races poorly defined and possibly better rejected; birds from Madeira have also been awarded dubious race, harterti; birds from Italy and Sicily sometimes lumped in same race as those of Corsica and Sardinia, with priority for name pojana. Eleven subspecies normally recognized.
Sometimes considered conspecific with B. oreophilus and also B. brachypterus; forms superspecies with these two, and possibly also with B. jamaicensis and B. ventralis; B. jamaicensis has been included in present species. Races vulpinus, menetriesi and japonicus all approaching species threshold. Island races poorly defined and possibly better rejected; birds from Madeira have also been awarded dubious race, harterti; birds from Italy and Sicily sometimes lumped in same race as those of Corsica and Sardinia, with priority for name pojana. Eleven subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe E to Finland, Romania and Turkey; also Madeira; winters in S of range, and irregularly S to Liberia.
- arrigonii Picchi, 1903 - Corsica and Sardinia.
- rothschildi Swann, 1919 - Azores.
- buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) - Europe E to Finland, Romania and Turkey; also Madeira; winters in S of range, and irregularly S to Liberia.
- arrigonii Picchi, 1903 - Corsica and Sardinia.
- rothschildi Swann, 1919 - Azores.
- insularum Floericke, 1903 - Canary Is.
- bannermani Swann, 1919 - Cape Verde Is.
- vulpinus Gloger, 1833 - N Scandinavia and European Russia E to R Yenisey, and S to N Caucasus and C Asia (Altai, Tien Shan); winters mainly in Africa S of Sahara, and also in S Asia.
- menetriesi Bogdanov, 1879 - S Crimea and Caucasus S to E Turkey and N Iran.
- japonicus Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 - L Baikal area and Mongolia E through Amurland and Manchuria to Sakhalin, Japan and Kuril Is, and S to Tibet, and possibly NW India; winters in S Asia, from India to Japan.
- refectus Portenko, 1929 - W China and perhaps Himalayas.
- toyoshimai Momiyama, 1927 - Izu Is and Bonin Is.
- oshiroi Nagahisa Kuroda, 1971 - Daito Is (to E of C Ryukyu Is).
- Least Concern
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A female calling and eating a recently killed bird prey. Mogán, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (ssp insularum)
Jose Morata Martín 15 September 2008 1 year ago 43 sec 4.3 -
A bird circleing the sky. Dronten, Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 26 June 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 24 sec 4 -
A bird sitting on a branch and flying away. Borsbeek, Antwerp Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 30 December 2008 19 weeks ago 38 sec 4 -
A close up of a bird North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Javier Ortas 4 February 2010 22 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
An adult female on a recently killed prey. Mogán, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (ssp insularum)
Jose Morata Martín 15 September 2008 1 year ago 38 sec 4 -
A young bird perched on the post of a fence. San Román, Lugo, Galicia, Spain (ssp buteo)
Alex García 23 August 2009 10 weeks ago 43 sec 3.7
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Flight of a Buzzard Flevoland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 20 October 2010 16 weeks ago 4.6 -
An adult on a bait. Spa, Liège Province, Belgium
Franck Renard 12 January 2009 1 year ago 4.4 -
A buzzard. Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spain
juan 4 July 2009 1 year ago 4.3 -
Hunting Buzzard, Campo Azalvaro, Avila, Spain. Ávila, Castile and Leon, Spain
juan 8 November 2008 1 year ago 4.3 -
Buteo buteo San Lorenzo del Escorial, Madrid, Spain
juan 24 April 2010 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
Soaring below a Black Kite. Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong
Bob Thompson 18 February 2009 1 year ago 4.2
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A bird calling in flight. Miike, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
(ssp japonicus)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2010 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
Calls of a bird perched, then taking flight. El Cortijo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
(ssp insularum)
Stuart Fisher 3 March 2008 1 year ago 3
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