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Buteos
Buteo
Buteo is a genus of medium to fairly large, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings. In the Old World, members of this genus are called "buzzards", but "hawk" is used in North America (Etymology: Buteo is the Latin name of the common buzzard). As both terms are ambiguous, buteo is sometimes used instead, for example, by the Peregrine Fund.
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species
Red-tailed Hawk
speciesButeo jamaicensis
Red-shouldered Hawk
speciesButeo lineatus
Common Buzzard
speciesButeo buteo
Broad-winged Hawk
speciesButeo platypterus
Swainson's Hawk
speciesButeo swainsoni
Rough-legged Hawk
speciesButeo lagopus
Gray Hawk
speciesButeo plagiatus
Short-tailed Hawk
speciesButeo brachyurus
Ferruginous Hawk
speciesButeo regalis
Long-legged Buzzard
speciesButeo rufinus
Eastern Buzzard
speciesButeo japonicus
Zone-tailed Hawk
speciesButeo albonotatus
Jackal Buzzard
speciesButeo rufofuscus
Upland Buzzard
speciesButeo hemilasius
Augur Buzzard
speciesButeo augur
Gray-lined Hawk
speciesButeo nitidus
Galápagos Hawk
speciesButeo galapagoensis
Forest Buzzard
speciesButeo trizonatus
Hawaiian Hawk
speciesButeo solitarius
Himalayan Buzzard
speciesButeo refectus
White-throated Hawk
speciesButeo albigula
Madagascar Buzzard
speciesButeo brachypterus
Red-necked Buzzard
speciesButeo auguralis
Ridgway's Hawk
speciesButeo ridgwayi
Mountain Buzzard
speciesButeo oreophilus
Rufous-tailed Hawk
speciesButeo ventralis
Red-tailed × Red-shouldered Hawk
hybridButeo jamaicensis × lineatus
Socotra Buzzard
speciesButeo socotraensis
Red-tailed × Rough-legged Hawk
hybridButeo jamaicensis × lagopus
Common × Long-legged Buzzard
hybridButeo buteo × rufinus
Long-legged × Upland Buzzard
hybridButeo rufinus × hemilasius
Gray × Red-Shouldered Hawk
hybridButeo plagiatus × lineatus
Red-tailed × Ferruginous Hawk
hybridButeo jamaicensis × regalis
Buteo lagopus × swainsoni
hybridButeo lagopus × swainsoni
Buteo lineatus × platypterus
hybridButeo lineatus × platypterus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5179.