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 3 years ago 28 sec 4.6 -
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 6 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
An individual perched in a tree, looking around. Locality Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Churu District, Rajasthan, India (ssp rufinus)
Josep del Hoyo 24 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4.3 -
Two views of a young bird at nest Locality Sogety Valley, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (ssp rufinus)
Eric Roualet 24 May 2012 49 weeks ago 16 sec 3.7 -
A perched bird, calling Locality Rabat Zoo, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco (ssp cirtensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 50 sec 3.6 -
An adult bird perched in a treetop. Locality Naliya Grasslands, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp rufinus)
Josep del Hoyo 15 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 3.6
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BEAUTIFUL RAPTOR
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 26 December 2010 2 years ago 4.8 -
in flight
Locality Beit She'an Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 17 November 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
in flight
Locality Hula Valley, Israel
Lior Kislev 5 February 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
Long-legged buzzard chicks in the nest - one eating Great gerbil - photo by Altay Zhatkanbayev
Locality Ili River Delta, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (ssp rufinus)
Altay Zhatkanbayev 28 May 2008 28 weeks ago 4.4 -
in flight
Locality Ein HaMifratz, Israel
Lior Kislev 7 November 2005 1 year ago 4.4 -
Female Long-legged buzzard is brooding the hatchlings and incubating the egg's clutch in the nest - photo by Altay Zhatkanbayev
Locality South Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan
Altay Zhatkanbayev 4 May 2009 11 weeks ago 4.3
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Calls by one individual. Locality Rabat Zoo, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco
(ssp cirtensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 17 weeks ago 4
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