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Rough-legged buzzard

Rough-legged buzzard
Buteo lagopus lagopus, Sweden
Buteo lagopus sanctijohannis, Washington State
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae
Genus: Buteo
Species:
B. lagopus
Binomial name
Buteo lagopus
(Pontoppidan, 1763)
Subspecies[2]
  • B. l. lagopus - (Pontoppidan, 1763)
  • B. l. menzbieri - Dementiev, 1951
  • B. l. kamtschatkensis - Dementiev, 1931
  • B. l. sanctijohannis - (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Range of B. lagopus
  Summer
  Winter
The tail is white with a dark terminal band.
The legs, but not the toes, are feathered.

The rough-legged buzzard (Europe) or rough-legged hawk (North America) (Buteo lagopus) is a medium-large bird of prey. It is found in arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia during the breeding season, and migrates south for the winter.[3] Historically, it was also known as "rough-legged falcon"[4] in such works as John James Audubon's The Birds of America.

Nests are typically located on cliffs, bluffs or in trees. The clutch sizes are variable with food availability, but usually three to five eggs are laid.[5] They hunt over open land, feeding primarily on small mammals, mainly lemmings and voles.[3] Along with the kestrels, kites, and osprey, this is one of the few birds of prey to hover regularly.[6]

The characteristic dark carpal patches ("dark windows"), belly patch, and tail pattern are clearly visible.
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Buteo lagopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22695973A93536293. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695973A93536293.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
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