Buzzard is the
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contra ...
of several species of
birds of prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predato ...
.
''Buteo'' species
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Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'')
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Augur buzzard
The augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'') is a fairly large African bird of prey. This species is distinct in typical adult plumage for its blackish back, whitish underside and orange-red tail, however a dark morph is known while juvenile augur buzzar ...
(''Buteo augur'')
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Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'')
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Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'')
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Eastern buzzard
The eastern buzzard or Japanese buzzard (''Buteo japonicus'') is a medium to large bird of prey that is sometimes considered a subspecies of the widespread common buzzard (''Buteo buteo''). Some scientists treated is as a distinct species starti ...
(''Buteo japonicus'')
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Ferruginous hawk
The ferruginous hawk, (''Buteo regalis''), is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (''B. lagopus'').
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(''Buteo regalis'')
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Forest buzzard (''Buteo trizonatus'')
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Galápagos hawk (''Buteo galapagoensis'')
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Grey hawk (''Buteo plagiatus'')
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Grey-lined hawk
The gray-lined hawk (''Buteo nitidus'') is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Asturina'' as ''Asturina nitida''. The species has been split by the American Ornithological Society from t ...
(''Buteo nitidus'')
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Hawaiian hawk (''Buteo solitarius'')
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Jackal buzzard (''Buteo rufofuscus'')
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Long-legged buzzard (''Buteo rufinus'')
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Madagascar buzzard (''Buteo brachypterus'')
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Mountain buzzard (''Buteo oreophilus'')
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Puna hawk (''Buteo poecilochrous'')
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Red-backed hawk (''Buteo polyosoma'')
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Red-necked buzzard (''Buteo auguralis'')
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Red-shouldered hawk
The red-shouldered hawk (''Buteo lineatus'') is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of it ...
(''Buteo lineatus'')
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Red-tailed hawk
The red-tailed hawk (''Buteo jamaicensis'') is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members wit ...
(''Buteo jamaicensis'')
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Ridgway's hawk (''Buteo ridgwayi'')
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Roadside hawk (''Buteo magnirostris'')
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Rough-legged buzzard (''Buteo lagopus'')
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Rufous-tailed hawk
The rufous-tailed hawk (''Buteo ventralis'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
The rufous-tailed hawk is found in southern Argentina and Chile, including the entire region of Tierra del Fuego. Its natural habitats are tem ...
(''Buteo ventralis'')
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Short-tailed hawk
The short-tailed hawk (''Buteo brachyurus'') is an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes the eagles and Old World vultures. As a member of the genus ''Buteo'', it is not a true hawk and thus also referred to as a ...
(''Buteo brachyurus'')
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Swainson's hawk
Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swainsoni'') is a large bird species in the Accipitriformes order. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist. It is colloquially known as the grasshopper hawk or locust hawk, as it is very fond ...
(''Buteo swainsoni'')
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Upland buzzard (''Buteo hemilasius'')
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White-rumped hawk (''Buteo leucorrhous'')
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White-tailed hawk (''Buteo albicaudatus'')
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White-throated hawk (''Buteo albigula'')
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Zone-tailed hawk (''Buteo albonotatus'')
Other species
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Black-breasted buzzard (''Hamirostra melanosternon'')
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Black-chested buzzard-eagle (''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'')
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Grasshopper buzzard
The grasshopper buzzard (''Butastur rufipennis'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found in a narrow zone of sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator.
Taxonomy
The grasshopper buzzard forms a superspecies with t ...
(''Butastur rufipennis'')
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Grey-faced buzzard (''Butastur indicus'')
* Honey-buzzards, genus ''
Pernis'' and ''
Henicopernis'', superficially resembling ''Buteo'' buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae
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Barred honey buzzard (''Pernis celebensis'')
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Black honey buzzard (''Henicopernis infuscatus'')
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Crested honey buzzard
The crested honey buzzard (''Pernis ptilorhynchus'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. ''Pernis ptilorhynchus'' has 6 subspecies. The size range ...
(''Pernis ptilorhynchus'')
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European honey buzzard (''Pernis apivorus'')
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Long-tailed honey buzzard
The long-tailed honey buzzard (''Henicopernis longicauda'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
It is found in New Guinea and some neighboring island groups. Raja Ampat, Aru, Biak, and Yapen groups. Its natural habitats are subt ...
(''Henicopernis longicauda'')
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Lizard buzzard (''Kaupifalco monogrammicus'')
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Rufous-winged buzzard
The rufous-winged buzzard (''Butastur liventer'') is an Asian bird of prey. It is a resident breeder of Indochina, Java and Sulawesi. It is a species of deciduous forest and second growth up to 800 m.
The adult rufous-winged buzzard is 38–43& ...
(''Butastur liventer'')
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White-eyed buzzard
The white-eyed buzzard (''Butastur teesa'') is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus ''Buteo'', found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe ...
(''Butastur teesa'')
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turkey vulture
The turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus '' Cathartes'' of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of So ...
(''Cathartes aura'') is colloquially called a "buzzard".
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