The rough-legged buzzard or rough-legged hawk is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia during the breeding season, and migrates so
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The tail is white with a dark terminal band.
The legs, but not the toes, are feathered.
The common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with 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 a
Rough-legged buzzard
…Extensive field experience is required to distinguish between certain plumage variations. Compared to its more common Palearctic and Nearctic cousins, the common buzzard (Buteo buteo) and the red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), it is slightly larger, though may be outweighed by the latter. Its legs are feathered, though…
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A typical intermediate brown buzzard of the nominate subspecies (B. b. buteo) in the Netherlands
Buteo buteo rothschildi eggs, Muséum de Toulouse, France
The steppe subspecies of the common buzzard (B. b. vulpinus) is usually distinguished from the nominate subspecies (B. b. buteo) by being more rufous in hue, and more polymorphic. A wintering bird in Etosha, Namibia.