Buzzard
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For other uses, see Buzzard (disambiguation).
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A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.
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[edit] Old World
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In the Old World Buzzard can mean:
- One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.
- In particular, those in the genus Buteo. In the Old World, members of this genus are named as "buzzards", but "hawk" is more common in North America.
- Specifically, in Europe, the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, where Buzzard is often used as a synonym.
- Any raptor which has the word buzzard as part of its name.
[edit] New World
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In the New World Buzzard can mean:
- A vulture, particularly the American Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, or as a general term for vultures.
- In parts of the United States where they are considered pest, particularly in rural areas, a derogatory term for certain birds of prey, such as the Chickenhawk (a common colloquial name referring to either the Cooper's Hawk, the Sharp-shinned Hawk or the Red-tailed Hawk), or the Duck hawk (known elsewhere as the Peregrine Falcon).
[edit] Buteo species
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
- Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
- Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus )
- Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
- Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
- Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
- White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
- White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
- Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
- Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
- Puna Hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)
- Gray Hawk (Buteo nitidus)
- Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus )
- Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
- Rufous-tailed Hawk ('
- Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
- Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
- Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
- Red-necked Buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
- Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
- Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri
- Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
[edit] Other species known as "buzzard"
- Black Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
- Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
- Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
- White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
- Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)
- Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)
- Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
- The honey-buzzards, genus Pernis, superficially resemble Buteo buzzards, hence the name, but are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae.
- European or Eurasian Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
- Barred Honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)
[edit] External links
- Buzzard videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Pictures of Buteos, Buzzards and other hawk photo
