Buteo Rufinus
The long-legged buzzard (''Buteo rufinus'') is a bird of prey found widely in several parts of Eurasia and in North Africa. This species ranges from Southeastern Europe down to East Africa to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The long-legged buzzard is a member of the genus '' Buteo'', being one of the larger species therein. Despite being relatively powerful, it is considered a rather sluggish raptor overall.Ferguson-Lees, J., & Christie, D. A. (2001). ''Raptors of the World''. A&C Black. Like most buzzards, it prefers small mammals such as rodents, including gerbils, ground squirrels, voles and rats, also taking reptiles, birds and insects as well as carrion.Orta, J., P. F. D. Boesman, G. M. Kirwan, and J. S. Marks (2020). ''Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)'', version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Adaptable to a variety of habitats, long-le ...
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Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar
Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (11 June 1786 – 4 May 1845) was a German physician and natural science, natural scientist. Cretzschmar was born at Sulzbach, Hesse, Sulzbach and studied medicine at the University of Würzburg. He taught anatomy and zoology at the Johann Christian Senckenberg, Senckenberg Medical Institute of Frankfurt.translated biography
NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie Cretzschmar was the founder and second director of the Senckenberg Museum, Senckenberg Natural History Society in 1817.Senckenberg Gesselschaft fur Naturforschung
Cretzschmar-Medaille One of the founding members of the society was Eduard Rüppell, and the two men coll ...
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