Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) - HBW 2, p. 187
French: Buse féroce
German: Adlerbussard
Spanish: Busardo Moro
Taxonomy: Falco rufinus Cretzschmar, 1827, upper Nubia, Shendi, Sennar and Ethiopia.
Forms superspecies with B. hemilasius, with which has been considered conspecific. Race cirtensis may be separate species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rufinus (Cretzschmar, 1827) - SE Europe and Asia Minor E through Iran and Afghanistan to NW Mongolia and S to NW India (Garhwal); winters to NE Africa and N India.
- cirtensis Levaillant, 1850 - N Africa, from Mauritania to Egypt; Arabia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird standing on the ground then flying away Locality Erg Chebbi, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco (ssp cirtensis)
Keith Blomerley 4 March 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 4.5 -
An adult roosting in a rock Locality Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest Reserve, East Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece (ssp rufinus)
Javier Elorriaga 22 March 2005 4 years ago 32 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird perched in a treetop. Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp rufinus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 11 weeks ago 22 sec 3.6 -
A perched bird, calling Locality Rabat Zoo, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco (ssp cirtensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 3 years ago 50 sec 3.5 -
A bird soaring Locality Saudi Arabia (ssp cirtensis)
Tom Tarrant 1992 6 years ago 22 sec 3.2 -
A bird flying. Locality Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains National Park, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp rufinus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 3.1
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BEAUTIFUL RAPTOR
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 26 December 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
in flight
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 17 November 2010 1 year ago 4.7 -
in flight
Locality Hula Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 5 February 2008 1 year ago 4.5 -
in flight
Locality Ein HaMifratz, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 November 2005 9 weeks ago 4.4 -
A close-up of the head.
Locality Matmata, Gabès Governorate, Tunisia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2011 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
juvenile in flight
Locality Hula Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 November 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2
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