Species profile
Eurasian buzzard
Buteo buteo
Quick answer
REMARK. — An unsubstantiated record of a single individual attributed to B. b. vulpinus is reported for Koubri Monastery, south-east of Ouagadougou, on 24. X. 2013 (ABC 2020), not considered by Borrow & Demey (2014).
- Scientific name
- Buteo buteo
- Family
- Accipitridae
- Order
- Accipitriformes
- Genus
- Buteo
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Eurasian buzzard in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- African Marsh-harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Amplibuteo concordatus (Amplibuteo concordatus)
- Amplibuteo hibbardi (Amplibuteo hibbardi)