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Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo  


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Photo: © Arthur Grosset.
The Common Buzzard is found throughout most of Europe and northern Asia into Japan. While it is resident all year round in
central and western Europe as well as Japan, it is migratory elsewhere with the Asian populations wintering in eastern and
southern Africa, China and Indo-China. It is one of the most common raptors in these areas and is generally easy to see
whether perched or flying.


Photo: © Arthur Grosset.
It thrives in a variety of habitats but requires some sort of tree cover for its nest. It feeds on small mammals such as voles
and rabbits, nestlings and fledglings, lizards, etc., and is also a scavenger frequently to be seen at road-kills.


Photo: © Dennis Olsen
It can find its prey by gliding or soaring but more commonly catches its prey dropping down from a perch on a branch,
rock or fence-post. It has very variable plumage but almost always shows a pale band across the lower chest.
In flight it shows broad wings and a short tail often fanned out.


Text and Photo: © Arthur Grosset.

ARKive video - Common buzzard - overview   ARKive video - Common buzzard courtship flight, chicks in nest being fed and competing with each other
Common buzzard - overview and Courtship flight, chicks in nest being fed, competing with each other
BBC Natural History Unit
http://www.arkive.org/common-buzzard/buteo-buteo/video-00.html and video-09a.html


Now, if you think you know all abut the Buzzards, Buteo,
Well, tere are approximately 172 species in this genus. See list of the real buteos here.:

See list of all Buteos - Buzzards here

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