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Rough-legged Buzzard

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Rough-legged Buzzard

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Also known as Buteo lagopus, Rough-legged Hawk

species of bird

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The Rough-legged Buzzard, scientifically named *Buteo lagopus*, is a species of bird within the family Accipitridae and order Falconiformes. It belongs to the genus *Buteo* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Pontoppidan in 1763 and holds an accepted status in biological records. Common names for this species include Raufußbussard, Busardo calzado, and Buse pattue.

This diurnal bird has a wingspan of 1.35 and a mass of 824.6. Its recorded taxon range includes the Nanling Mountains. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2021.

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

rough-legged buzzard

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderFalconiformes
  4. FamilyAccipitridae

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Buteo
Mass
1.027
Image
Fjellvåk (Buteo lagopus) (Rough-legged Buzzard) (Fjällvråk).jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
Commons category
Buteo lagopus
taxon name
Buteo lagopus
Commons gallery
Buteo lagopus
wingspan
1.35
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
B. lagopus
taxon range
Nanling Mountains
taxon common name
guzapu
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Encyclopedic overview

The tail is white with a dark terminal band. The legs, but not the toes, are feathered.

The rough-legged buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) 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 south for the winter. Historically, it was also known as "rough-legged falcon" in such works as John James Audubon's The Birds of America.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rough-legged Buzzard” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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