The common buzzard is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus Buteo, it is a member of the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across much of the Palearctic as far as northwestern China, far western Siberia and northwestern Mongolia. Over much of its range, it is a year-round resident. However, buzzards from the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere as well as those that breed in the eastern part of their range typically migrate south for the northern winter, many journeying as far as South Africa. The common buzzard is an opportunistic predator that can take a wide variety of prey, but it feeds mostly on small mammals, especially rodents such as voles. It typically hunts from a perch. Like most accipitrid birds of prey, it builds a nest, typically in trees in this species, and is a devoted parent to a relatively small brood of young. The common buzzard appears to be the most common diurnal raptor in Europe, as estimates of its total global population run well into the millions. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.90
Protonym:
Falco Buteo
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Hellmayr and Laubmann, 1916, Nomencl. Vogel Bayerns, p. 19.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/107/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
3C6D4915490BC8CD
Avibase ID:
avibase-3C6D4915
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3C6D4915
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175383
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) |
Clements, version 2021: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Buzzard ( Buteo buteo) [version 2] |
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Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Buteo [buteo, refectus or japonicus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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