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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 47-52cm. Wings long and broad. Brown upperparts, paler, streaked head, brown-spotted white breast, and dark breast band. The legs are fully feathered. Wings are mostly pale below and dark-edged. Upper half of tail is white, lower half is finely banded. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[North America]] and [[Canada]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
'''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Falconiformes-> '''Family''': Accipitridae-> '''Genus''': Buteo-> '''Species''': B. lagopus | '''Kingdom''': Animalia-> '''Phylum''': Chordata-> '''Class''': Aves -> '''Order''': Falconiformes-> '''Family''': Accipitridae-> '''Genus''': Buteo-> '''Species''': B. lagopus | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Tundra, open prairies, farmland, marshes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Its diet includes small mammals such as voles and lemmings. | ||
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+ | 2-7 eggs are laid, incubation lasts 28-31 days and after a further 39-45 days, the young fledge. | ||
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==Voice== | ==Voice== |
Revision as of 16:50, 11 February 2008
- Buteo lagopus
Also known as Rough-legged Buzzard
Identification
47-52cm. Wings long and broad. Brown upperparts, paler, streaked head, brown-spotted white breast, and dark breast band. The legs are fully feathered. Wings are mostly pale below and dark-edged. Upper half of tail is white, lower half is finely banded.
Distribution
North America and Canada.
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia-> Phylum: Chordata-> Class: Aves -> Order: Falconiformes-> Family: Accipitridae-> Genus: Buteo-> Species: B. lagopus
Habitat
Tundra, open prairies, farmland, marshes.
Behaviour
Its diet includes small mammals such as voles and lemmings.
2-7 eggs are laid, incubation lasts 28-31 days and after a further 39-45 days, the young fledge.
Voice
<flashmp3>Buteo lagopus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program