Buzzard is the
common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...
of several species of
birds of prey
Birds of prey or predatory birds, also known as (although not the same as) raptors, are hypercarnivorous bird species that actively predation, hunt and feed on other vertebrates (mainly mammals, reptiles and smaller birds). In addition to speed ...
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''Buteo'' species
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Archer's buzzard (''Buteo archeri'')
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Augur buzzard (''Buteo augur'')
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Broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'')
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Common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'')
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Eastern buzzard (''Buteo japonicus'')
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Ferruginous hawk (''Buteo regalis'')
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Forest buzzard (''Buteo trizonatus'')
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Galápagos hawk (''Buteo galapagoensis'')
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Grey hawk (''Buteo plagiatus'')
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Grey-lined hawk (''Buteo nitidus'')
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Hawaiian hawk (''Buteo solitarius'')
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Jackal buzzard (''Buteo rufofuscus'')
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Long-legged buzzard (''Buteo rufinus'')
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Madagascar buzzard (''Buteo brachypterus'')
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Mountain buzzard (''Buteo oreophilus'')
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Puna hawk (''Buteo poecilochrous'')
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Red-backed hawk (''Buteo polyosoma'')
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Red-necked buzzard (''Buteo auguralis'')
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Red-shouldered hawk (''Buteo lineatus'')
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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 of ...
(''Buteo jamaicensis'')
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Ridgway's hawk
Ridgway's hawk (''Buteo ridgwayi'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae endemic to the island of Hispaniola (both Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in the Caribbean. It is classified as Critically Endangered because of habitat destructio ...
(''Buteo ridgwayi'')
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Roadside hawk (''Buteo magnirostris'')
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Rough-legged buzzard (''Buteo lagopus'')
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Rufous-tailed hawk (''Buteo ventralis'')
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Short-tailed hawk (''Buteo brachyurus'')
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Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swainsoni'')
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Upland buzzard (''Buteo hemilasius'')
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White-rumped hawk (''Buteo leucorrhous'')
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White-tailed hawk (''Buteo albicaudatus'')
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White-throated hawk (''Buteo albigula'')
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Zone-tailed hawk (''Buteo albonotatus'')
Other species
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Black-breasted buzzard (''Hamirostra melanosternon'')
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Black-chested buzzard-eagle (''Geranoaetus melanoleucus'')
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Grasshopper buzzard (''Butastur rufipennis'')
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Grey-faced buzzard (''Butastur indicus'')
* Honey-buzzards, genus ''
Pernis'' and ''
Henicopernis'', superficially resembling ''Buteo'' buzzards are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae
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Barred honey buzzard (''Pernis celebensis'')
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Black honey buzzard (''Henicopernis infuscatus'')
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Crested honey buzzard
The crested honey buzzard (''Pernis ptilorhynchus'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal Bird of prey, raptors such as kite (bird), kites, eagles, and harrier (bird), harriers. ''Pernis ptilorhynchu ...
(''Pernis ptilorhynchus'')
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European honey buzzard
The European honey buzzard (''Pernis apivorus''), also known as the pern or common pern, is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
Taxonomy
The European honey buzzard was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in ...
(''Pernis apivorus'')
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Long-tailed honey buzzard
The long-tailed honey buzzard (''Henicopernis longicauda'') is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
It is found in New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List ...
(''Henicopernis longicauda'')
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Lizard buzzard (''Kaupifalco monogrammicus'')
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Rufous-winged buzzard (''Butastur liventer'')
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White-eyed buzzard (''Butastur teesa'')
* In parts of the US, the
turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is colloquially called a "buzzard".
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