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Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard

Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis] (= Buteo rufinus) (Cretzschmar, PJ 1829)

The long-legged buzzard is a bird of prey found widely in several parts of Eurasia and in North Africa. This species ranges from Southeastern Europe down to East Africa to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The long-legged buzzard is a member of the genus Buteo, being one of the larger species therein. Despite being relatively powerful, it is considered a rather sluggish raptor overall. Like most buzzards, it prefers small mammals such as rodents, including gerbils, ground squirrels, voles and rats, also taking reptiles, birds and insects as well as carrion. Adaptable to a variety of habitats, long-legged buzzards may nest on a variety of surfaces, including rocks, cliffs and trees. it is a typical buzzard in its reproductive biology. The long-legged buzzard is widely distributed and appears to be quite stable in population. Therefore, it is considered as Least Concern by the IUCN. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Buteo
Scientific:
  Buteo rufinus

Original description

Citation:
  (Cretzschmar, PJ 1829)

Reference:
   Atlas Reise nördl. Afr. Rüppell, Zool. Vög. (1826) p.40 pl.27

Protonym:
  Falco rufinus

Type locality:
  upper Nubia, Shendi, Sennar, and Ethiopia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140794

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B9A33441695BECE3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B9A33441

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B9A33441

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175392

Geographic range:

  • Buteo bannermani: Cape Verde Islands
  • Buteo socotraensis: Socotra (off eastern Somalia)
  • Buteo rufinus rufinus: southeastern Europe to Mongolia and India; winters to Africa
  • Buteo rufinus cirtensis: Mauritania to Egypt and Arabian Peninsula
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard
French:
Buse féroce [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Buteo [buteo, refectus, japonicus, bannermani, socotraensis or rufinus]

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Afrikaans: Langbeenjakkalsvoël
Arabic: السقاوة
Azerbaijani: Çöl sarı
Belarusian: Канюк-курганнік
Bulgarian: Белоопашат мишелов
Bengali: লম্বাপা তিসাবাজ
Catalan: Aligot rogenc
Catalan (Balears): Aligot rogenc
Czech: káně bělochvostá
Danish: Ørnevåge
German: Adlerbussard
Greek: Αετογερακίνα
Greek (Cypriot): Σιαχινολάγουδο
English: Long-legged Buzzard, Long-legged, Cape Verde or Socotra Buzzard
Esperanto: Aglobuteo
Spanish: Busardo Moro
Estonian: stepiviu
Basque: Zapelatz handia
Finnish: arohiirihaukka
French: Buse féroce, Buse féroce [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis]
Galician: Miñato mouro
Hebrew: עקב עיטי
Hungarian: Pusztai ölyv
Armenian: Տափաստանային Ճուռակ
Icelandic: Arnvákur
Italian: Poiana codabianca
Japanese (romaji): nishi ō-nosuri
Japanese: ニシオオノスリ
Japanese (Kanji): 西大鵟
Georgian: ველის კაკაჩა, მეყორღნე კაკაჩა
Kazakh: Кәдімгі тілеміш
Kazakh (Transliteration): kädimgi tilemiş
Scientific: Buteo rufinus, Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis], Buteo rufinus rufinus, Falco rufinus
Lithuanian: Stepinis suopis
Macedonian: Лисест (Белоопашест) глувчар, лисест глувчар
Mongolian: Талын сар
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Талын сар
Mongolian (Transliteration): taliŋ sar
Nepali: लामखुट्टे श्येनबाज
Dutch: Arendbuizerd
Norwegian: Ørnvåk
Polish: kurhannik
Pinyin: zōng-wěi kuáng
Portuguese: Búteo-mouro
Romansh: Girun pe lung
Romanian: Şorecar mare
Russian: Курганник
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Dikpa Lasikussa
Slovak: myšiak hrdzavý
Slovenian: rjasta kanja
Albanian: Huta bishtbardhë
Serbian: riđi mišar
Swedish: Örnvråk
Swahili: Shakivale Miguu-mirefu
Thai: เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายขายาว
Turkish: Kızıl Şahin, Кәдімгі тілеміш
Ukrainian: Канюк степовий
Chinese: 棕尾
Chinese (Traditional): 棕尾鵟

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