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Rough-legged Buzzard

Also known as Buteo lagopus, Rough-legged Hawk

species of bird

AI overview

The Rough-legged Buzzard is a large bird of prey found in northern regions that hunts small mammals like lemmings and voles across tundra and open landscapes. It's important for maintaining the balance of wildlife populations in harsh Arctic and subarctic environments where few other predators operate.

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Species

Least Concern

rough-legged buzzard

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderFalconiformes
FamilyAccipitridae

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Mass: 1.027
Image: Fjellvåk (Buteo lagopus) (Rough-legged Buzzard) (Fjällvråk).jpg

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Commons category: Buteo lagopus
taxon name: Buteo lagopus
Commons gallery: Buteo lagopus
wingspan: 1.35
short name: B. lagopus
taxon common name: guzapu

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Article

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.