buzzard

A buzzard is one of several large birds, but there are a number of meanings as detailed below.

Old World

In the Old World Buzzard can mean:

• One of several medium-sized, wide-ranging raptors with a robust body and broad wings.

• In particular, those in the genus Buteo. In the Old World, members of this genus are named as "buzzards", but "hawk" is more common in North America.
• Specifically, in Europe, the Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, where Buzzard is often used as a synonym.
• Any raptor which has the word buzzard as part of its name.

New World

In the New World Buzzard can mean:

• A vulture, particularly the American Black Vulture and Turkey Vulture, or as a general term for vultures.
• In parts of the United States where they are considered pest, particularly in rural areas, a derogatory term for certain birds of prey, such as the Chickenhawk (a common colloquial name referring to both the Red-tailed Hawk and the Cooper's Hawk), or the Duck hawk (known elsewhere as the Peregrine).

Buteo species

• Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
• Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
• Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
• Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
• Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)
• Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
• Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus )
• Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
• Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris)
• Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
• White-rumped Hawk (Buteo leucorrhous)
• Short-tailed Hawk (Buteo brachyurus)
• White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
• White-tailed Hawk (Buteo albicaudatus)
• Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)
• Red-backed Hawk (Buteo polyosoma)
• Puna Hawk (Buteo poecilochrous)

• Gray Hawk Buteo nitidus
• Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus )
• Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius)
• Rufous-tailed Hawk (Buteo ventralis)
• Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus)
• Madagascar Buzzard (Buteo brachypterus)
• Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
• Red-necked Buzzard (Buteo auguralis)
• Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
• Archer's Buzzard, Buteo archeri
• Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

Other species known as "buzzard"

• Long-tailed Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis longicauda)
• Black Honey-buzzard (Henicopernis infuscatus)
• Black-breasted Buzzard (Hamirostra melanosternon)
• Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
• Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
• White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
• Rufous-winged Buzzard (Butastur liventer)
• Grey-faced Buzzard (Butastur indicus)
• Black-chested Buzzard-eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
• The honey-buzzards, genus Pernis, superficially resemble Buteo buzzards, hence the name, but are specialist feeders on wasp nests and larvae.
  • European or Eurasian Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
  • Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)
  • Barred Honey-buzzard (Pernis celebensis)

External links

• Buzzard videos on the Internet Bird Collection
• Pictures of Buteos, Buzzards and other hawk photos