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Common Buzzard![]() Size: 48-56 cm; wing span 1.1-1.3 m Weight: 550-1400 g |
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Photos |
Race "buteo"
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ADULT |
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PAIR |
Pair of Common Buzzards on an old windmill
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2017]
Pair of Common Buzzards on an old windmill
(photo courtesy of G. Pinelas)
[Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal, January 2017]
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Common Buzzard perched in a dormant tree
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Between Lomza and Wizna, Podlachia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-frontal view of a Common Buzzard perched in a dormant tree
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Between Lomza and Wizna, Podlachia, Poland, January 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Common Buzzard on the ground
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Wiesbaden, Germany, October 2018]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo Estuary, Portugal, January 2022]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2020]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard looking back at the observer
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2020]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2023]
Near-frontal view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Close-up near-frontal/ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, October 2023]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2014]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a soaring Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2017]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard trying to gain height
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, November 2013]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2013]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard in swift flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2015]
Lateral/ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, February 2023]
Ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2019]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve, Fareham, Hampshire,
England, September 2019]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, May 2020]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia river, Santa Justa, Coruche, Portugal, February 2020]
Dorsal/ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, October 2013]
Ventral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Couco, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, January 2022]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Common Buzzard - note the
frontal streaking
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2019]
Lateral view of a juvenile Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Common Buzzard - note the
pale gape
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Common Buzzard
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2020]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard chick that has left its
nest prematurely
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard nestling crouched on the ground
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2019]
Race "rothschildi"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral/ventral view of a juvenil(?) Common Buzzard in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]
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Behaviour |
Dorsal view of a Common Buzzard typically perched on a
roadside fence post
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
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Food, Diet |
Frontal view of a Common Buzzard plucking its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2018]
Common Buzzard carrying away its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, December 2014]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard devouring its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo Estuary, Portugal, December 2017]
Lateral view of a Common Buzzard carrying away its prey
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Santa Justa, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, May 2022]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
buzzard_jp_20201023.m4a |
buteo (Portugal) |
Contact calls? (in flight) | © JP |
More Common Buzzard sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.