Reference photo — caroline legg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Size
- 113–128 cm (wingspan)
- Weight
- 550–1200 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 8–12 yrs
- Habitat
- Woodland edges, Farmland, Grassland
About
The common buzzard is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. It is a member of the genus Buteo in 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.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.