Buzzard is the

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of several species of

birds of prey Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and other smaller birds). In addition to speed and strength, these predat ...

''Buteo'' species

* Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'') * Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'') *

Broad-winged hawk The broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'') is a medium-sized hawk of the genus ''Buteo''. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to win ...

(''Buteo platypterus'') *

Common buzzard The common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus '' Buteo'', it is a member of the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range acr ...

(''Buteo buteo'') * Eastern buzzard (''Buteo japonicus'') *

Ferruginous hawk The ferruginous hawk, (''Buteo regalis''), is a large bird of prey and belongs to the broad-winged buteo hawks. An old colloquial name is ferrugineous rough-leg, due to its similarity to the closely related rough-legged hawk (''B. lagopus''). ...

(''Buteo regalis'') * Forest buzzard (''Buteo trizonatus'') *

Galápagos hawk The Galápagos hawk (''Buteo galapagoensis'') is a large hawk endemic to most of the Galápagos Islands. Description The Galapágos hawk is similar in size to the red-tailed hawk (''Buteo jamaicensis'') and the Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swains ...

(''Buteo galapagoensis'') *

Grey hawk The gray hawk (''Buteo plagiatus'') or Mexican goshawk is a smallish raptor found in open country and forest edges. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Asturina'' as ''Asturina plagiata''. The species was split by the American Ornithological S ...

(''Buteo plagiatus'') * Grey-lined hawk (''Buteo nitidus'') *

Hawaiian hawk The Hawaiian hawk or ''io'' (''Buteo solitarius'') is a raptor in the genus '' Buteo'' endemic to Hawaii, currently restricted to the Big Island. The ''io'' is one of two extant birds of prey that are native to Hawaii, the other being the ''pueo' ...

(''Buteo solitarius'') * Jackal buzzard (''Buteo rufofuscus'') * Long-legged buzzard (''Buteo rufinus'') * Madagascar buzzard (''Buteo brachypterus'') * Mountain buzzard (''Buteo oreophilus'') * Puna hawk (''Buteo poecilochrous'') *

Red-backed hawk The variable hawk (''Geranoaetus polyosoma'') is a polymorphic species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is widespread and often common in open habitats in western and southern South America, including the Falkland Islands. Its ...

(''Buteo polyosoma'') * Red-necked buzzard (''Buteo auguralis'') *

Red-shouldered hawk The red-shouldered hawk (''Buteo lineatus'') is a medium-sized buteo. Its breeding range spans eastern North America and along the coast of California and northern to northeastern-central Mexico. It is a permanent resident throughout most of its ...

(''Buteo lineatus'') *

Red-tailed hawk The red-tailed hawk (''Buteo jamaicensis'') is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members wit ...

(''Buteo jamaicensis'') * Ridgway's hawk (''Buteo ridgwayi'') * Roadside hawk (''Buteo magnirostris'') * Rough-legged buzzard (''Buteo lagopus'') * Rufous-tailed hawk (''Buteo ventralis'') * Short-tailed hawk (''Buteo brachyurus'') *

Swainson's hawk Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swainsoni'') is a large bird species in the Accipitriformes order. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist. It is colloquially known as the grasshopper hawk or locust hawk, as it is very fond ...

(''Buteo swainsoni'') * Upland buzzard (''Buteo hemilasius'') * White-rumped hawk (''Buteo leucorrhous'') * White-tailed hawk (''Buteo albicaudatus'') *

White-throated hawk The white-throated hawk (''Buteo albigula'') is a bird of prey in subfamily Accipitrinae, the "true" hawks, of family Accipitridae.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robb ...

(''Buteo albigula'') *

Zone-tailed hawk The zone-tailed hawk (''Buteo albonotatus'') is a medium-sized hawk of warm, dry parts of the Americas. It is somewhat similar in plumage and flight style to a common scavenger, the turkey vulture, and may benefit from being able to blend into gr ...

(''Buteo albonotatus'')

Other species

* Black-breasted buzzard (''Hamirostra melanosternon'') *

Black-chested buzzard-eagle The black-chested buzzard-eagle (''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'') is a bird of prey of the hawk and eagle family (Accipitridae). It lives in open regions of South America. This species is also known as the black buzzard-eagle, the gray buzzard-ea ...

(''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'') *

Grasshopper buzzard The grasshopper buzzard (''Butastur rufipennis'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which is found in a narrow zone of sub-Saharan Africa north of the equator. Taxonomy The grasshopper buzzard forms a superspecies with th ...

(''Butastur rufipennis'') *

Grey-faced buzzard The grey-faced buzzard (''Butastur indicus'') is an Asian bird of prey. It is typically in length, making it a small-sized raptor. It breeds in Manchuria, Korea and Japan; it winters in South-east Asia. It is a bird of open land. It eats l ...

(''Butastur indicus'') * Honey-buzzards, genus '' Pernis'' and '' Henicopernis'', superficially resembling ''Buteo'' buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae **

Barred honey buzzard The barred honey buzzard or Sulawesi honey buzzard (''Pernis celebensis'') is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae The Accipitridae is one of the three families within the order Accipitriformes, and is a family of small to lar ...

(''Pernis celebensis'') ** Black honey buzzard (''Henicopernis infuscatus'') **

Crested honey buzzard The crested honey buzzard (''Pernis ptilorhynchus'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. ''Pernis ptilorhynchus'' has 6 subspecies. The size ranges ...

(''Pernis ptilorhynchus'') ** European honey buzzard (''Pernis apivorus'') ** Long-tailed honey buzzard (''Henicopernis longicauda'') *

Lizard buzzard The lizard buzzard (''Kaupifalco monogrammicus'') or lizard hawk, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is native to Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite its name, it may be more closely related to the ''Accipiter'' hawks than the ''Buteo'' bu ...

(''Kaupifalco monogrammicus'') *

Rufous-winged buzzard The rufous-winged buzzard (''Butastur liventer'') is an Asian bird of prey. It is a resident breeder of Indochina, Java and Sulawesi. It is a species of deciduous forest and second growth up to 800 m. The adult rufous-winged buzzard is 38–43&n ...

(''Butastur liventer'') *

White-eyed buzzard The white-eyed buzzard (''Butastur teesa'') is a medium-sized hawk, distinct from the true buzzards in the genus ''Buteo'', found in South Asia. Adults have a rufous tail, a distinctive white iris, and a white throat bearing a dark mesial stripe ...

(''Butastur teesa'') * In parts of the US, the

turkey vulture The turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus '' Cathartes'' of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of So ...

(''Cathartes aura'') is colloquially called a "buzzard". {{Animal common name Bird common names Birds of prey Falconry Vultures