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Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus (Cretzschmar, PJ 1829)

The long-legged buzzard is a bird of prey found widely in several parts of Eurasia and in North Africa. This species ranges from Southeastern Europe down to East Africa to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The long-legged buzzard is a member of the genus Buteo, being one of the larger species therein. Despite being relatively powerful, it is considered a rather sluggish raptor overall. Like most buzzards, it prefers small mammals such as rodents, including gerbils, ground squirrels, voles and rats, also taking reptiles, birds and insects as well as carrion. Adaptable to a variety of habitats, long-legged buzzards may nest on a variety of surfaces, including rocks, cliffs and trees. it is a typical buzzard in its reproductive biology. The long-legged buzzard is widely distributed and appears to be quite stable in population. Therefore, it is considered as Least Concern by the IUCN. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Accipitriformes
Family:
  Accipitridae
Genus:
   Buteo
Scientific:
  Buteo rufinus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cretzschmar, PJ 1829)

Reference:
   Atlas Reise nördl. Afr. Rüppell, Zool. Vög. (1826) p.40 pl.27

Protonym:
  Falco rufinus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140794


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CC65921FEBE1BB96

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CC65921F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CC65921F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175392

Geographic range:

  • Buteo rufinus rufinus: SE Europe to Mongolia and India; winters to Africa
  • Buteo rufinus cirtensis: Mauritania to Egypt and Arabian Peninsula
English:
Long-legged Buzzard
Catalan:
Aligot rogenc
Czech:
káně bělochvostá
Danish:
Ørnevåge
German:
Adlerbussard
Spanish:
Busardo Moro
Spanish (Spain):
Busardo Moro
Finnish:
arohiirihaukka
French:
Buse féroce
Croatian:
Riđi škanjac
Hungarian:
Pusztai ölyv
Icelandic:
Arnvákur
Italian:
Poiana codabianca
Japanese (romaji):
nishioonosuri
Japanese:
ニシオオノスリ
Lithuanian:
Stepinis suopis
Dutch:
Arendbuizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Ørnvåk
Norwegian:
Ørnvåk
Polish:
kurhannik
Portuguese:
bútio-mourisco
Portuguese (Portugal):
bútio-mouro
Russian:
Курганник
Slovak:
myšiak hrdzavý
Serbian:
riđi mišar
Swedish:
örnvråk
Ukrainian:
Канюк степовий
Chinese:
棕尾鵟
Chinese (Traditional):
棕尾鵟


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Buse féroce ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Buse féroce ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
Clements, version 2021:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Clements, version 2023:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Clements 3rd edition:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
eBird version 2023:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Buteo rufinus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Buteo rufinus [version 3]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Buteo rufinus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Long-legged Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus) [version 4]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buteo rufinus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Buteo rufinus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Buteo [buteo, refectus, japonicus, bannermani, socotraensis or rufinus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Langbeenjakkalsvoel, Langbeenjakkalsvoël
Arabic: السقاوة, السقاوة طويلة الساقين, حوام طويل الساقين, صقر جراح ( حميق), عقيب طويل الساق
Asturian: Buzacu raublancu
Azerbaijani: bozqır sarı, Çöl sarı
Bashkir: ялан һары
Belarusian: Канюк-курганнiк, Канюк-курганнік, Канюх-курганнiк, Канюх-курганнік
Bulgarian: Белоопашат мишелов
Bengali: রিা঩া চত঳াফাজ , লম্বাপা তিসাবাজ
Bengali (transliteration): lambāpā tisābāja
Breton: Baou rous
Catalan: Aligot rogenc
Catalan (Balears): Aligot rogenc
Montenegrin: riđi mišar, риђи мишар
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): риђи мишар
Czech: Káne belochvostá, Káně bělochvostá, kánì bìlochvostá
Welsh: Bwncath hirgoes
Danish: Ørnevåge
German: Adlerbussard
Greek: Αετoγερακίvα, Αετογερακίνα, Σιαχινολάγουδο
Greek (Cypriot): Σιαχινολάγουδο
English: Longlegged Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard, Red-legged buzzard
English, HBW: Long-legged Buzzard
English (IOC): Long-legged Buzzard
English (Kenya): Long-legged Buzzard
English (United States): Long-legged Buzzard
Esperanto: Aglobuteo
Spanish: Busardo Moro, Buzardo Moro, Ratonero moro
Spanish (Spain): Busardo Moro
Spanish (HBW): Busardo moro
Estonian: stepiviu
Basque: Aligot rogenc, Zapelatz handi, Zapelatz handia
Persian: سارگپه پابلند, سارگپۀ پابلند
Finnish: Arohiirihaukka
French: Buse féroce, Buse variable
Friulian: poiane cul code blancje
Frisian: Earnfalk
Irish: Clamhán fadchosach
Galician: Aligot rogenc, Buxato rubio, Miñato mouro
Manx: Clowan liauyr-lurgagh
Hebrew: עקב עיטי
Croatian: Riđi škanjac
Hungarian: Pusztai ölyv
Armenian: [Tapastanain Churak ], Տափաստանային Ճուռակ
Icelandic: Arnvákur
Italian: Poiana codabianca
Japanese (romaji): nishi ō-nosuri, nishioonosuri
Japanese: ニシオオノスリ
Japanese (Kanji): 西大鵟
Georgian: ველის კაკაჩა, მეყორღნე (ველის) კაკაჩა, მეყორღნე კაკაჩა
Kara-Kalpak: сарысар
Mongolian, Halh: ойн сар, сар
Kazakh: Кәдімгі тілеміш, кәдуілгі тілеміш, көксары, қорған жамансарысы, курганшық, төбе қыраны, тілеміш
Kazakh (Transliteration): kädimgi tilemiş
Karachay-Balkar: оба къуш
Kirghiz: жаман сары, жамансары, кызыл сары
Scientific: Buteo ferox, Buteo rufinus, Buteo rufinus rufinus, Buteo rufiventer, Falco rufinus
Luxembourgish: Adelerbussar
Lithuanian: Ilgakojis suopis, Stepinis suopis
Latvian: garkāju klijāns
Macedonian: Лисест (Белоопашест) глувчар, Лисест глувчар
Mongolian: ойн сар, сар, Талын сар, тарваж
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠲᠠᠯ᠎ᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Талын сар
Mongolian (Transliteration): taliŋ sar
Moldavian: Șorecar mare
Maltese: bies saqajh twal, bies ta' saqajh twal, Kuccarda Hamra, Kuċċarda ħamra, kuċċarda ta' saqajha twal
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): тарваж
Nepali: लामखुट्टे श्येनबाज
Dutch: Arend buizerd, Arendbuizerd
Norwegian Nynorsk: Ørnvåk
Norwegian: Ørnvåk
Polish: (myszołów) kurhannik, kurhannik, myszolów kurhannik, Myszołów kurhannik
Pinyin: zōng-wěi kuáng
Portuguese: búteo mouro, Búteo-mouro, Bútio-mourisco, Bútio-mouro
Portuguese (Portugal): Bútio-mourisco, bútio-mouro
Romansh: girun dal pe lung, Girun pe lung
Rhaeto-Romance: Girun dal pe lung
Romanian: Șorecar mare, Şorecar mare
Russian: Kurgannik, Курганник, Курганник - Обыкновенный курганник..., Курганник обыкновенный
Northern Sami: Goaskinboaimmáš
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Dikpa Lasikussa
Slovak: Myšiak hrdzavý
Slovenian: rjasta kanja
Albanian: Huta bisht bardh, Huta bishtbardhë, Huta kuqaloshe
Serbian: ridi mišar, riđi mišar, Ridji (stepski) mišar, Ridji mišar, Stepski mišar, Риђи (Степски) мишар
Swedish: Örnvråk
Swahili: Shakivale Miguu-mirefu
Thai: เหยี่ยวทะเลทรายขายาว
Turkmen: depe syçançy
Turkish: Kızıl şahin, kyzyl şahin, Кәдімгі тілеміш
Tatar: елак курган карчыгасы, курган елак карчыгасы , тау карчыгасы
Tuvinian: базырык сарызы
Ukrainian: Канюк степовий , Степовий канюк
Uzbek: cариқ сор, қабр қуш, курганник
Kalmyk: барчн, дову эргҗ, толһа, үүрән ясдг шовун
Chinese: 棕尾, 棕尾kuang, 棕尾鵟
Chinese (Traditional): 棕尾鵟

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