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Buteo buteo
Photo by johnrobinson

Bewdley ,Worcs, England

Identification

Distribution

Common Buzzard has a very wide range, breeding in Europe and Asia and several Atlantic Islands. The species is part migratory, with some birds wintering as far south as Afríca south of Sahara.

Taxonomy

About eleven subspecies are currently recognized. Often mentioned is vulpinus AKA Steppe Buzzard, an eastern European to northern Asian form in which some members are recognizably different from nominate European birds. No major authorities currently recognize this as a full species, even though reports to the opposite effect can be found on the internet.

Habitat

Behaviour

Bird Song

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