Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni] (Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard)

Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard

Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni] (= 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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114235#page/252/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
D61327D97BEBA68C

Avibase ID:
avibase-D61327D9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D61327D9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175392

Geographic range:

Buteo bannermani: Cape Verde Islands
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 or Cape Verde Buzzard
French:
Buse féroce [incl. bannermanni]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Long-legged or Cape Verde Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni])
Birdlife checklist version 04: Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Buteo rufinus [incl. bannermanni, socotraensis]

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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 or Cape Verde Buzzard
Esperanto: Aglobuteo
Spanish: Busardo Moro
Estonian: stepiviu
Basque: Zapelatz handia
Finnish: arohiirihaukka
French: Buse féroce, Buse féroce [incl. bannermanni]
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], Buteo rufinus rufinus, Falco rufinus
Lithuanian: Stepinis suopis
Macedonian: Лисест (Белоопашест) 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