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− | [[Image:Common_Buzzard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by johnrobinson < | + | [[Image:Common_Buzzard.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by johnrobinson.<br/ >Photo taken: Bewdley, Worcestershire, England.]] |
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The Common Buzzard has a very wide range, breeding in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]] and several Atlantic islands. The species is partly migratory, with some birds wintering as far south as [[Afríca]] south of the Sahara. | The Common Buzzard has a very wide range, breeding in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]] and several Atlantic islands. The species is partly migratory, with some birds wintering as far south as [[Afríca]] south of the Sahara. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | About eleven subspecies are currently recognized. Often mentioned is '' | + | About eleven subspecies are currently recognized. Often mentioned is the '''Steppe Buzzard''' ''B. b. vulpinus'', an eastern European to northern Asian form in which some members are recognizably different from nominate European birds. No major authorities currently recognize this as a full species, even though reports to the opposite effect can be found on the internet. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== |
Revision as of 23:55, 30 September 2007
- Buteo buteo
Identification
Distribution
The Common Buzzard has a very wide range, breeding in Europe and Asia and several Atlantic islands. The species is partly migratory, with some birds wintering as far south as Afríca south of the Sahara.
Taxonomy
About eleven subspecies are currently recognized. Often mentioned is the Steppe Buzzard B. b. vulpinus, an eastern European to northern Asian form in which some members are recognizably different from nominate European birds. No major authorities currently recognize this as a full species, even though reports to the opposite effect can be found on the internet.
Habitat
Behaviour
Bird Song
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