Bulgaria
Greece
Common Buzzard
Year-long resident in most of
Europe extending into Asia.
Europe extending into Asia.
Buteo buteo
(L 16-23" WS 43-54"
Wt 0.9-3.0 lb)
near Eleshnitsa
14May2015
near Koprivshtitsa
23May2015
In the Americas, Buteos are called hawks;
the British call them buzzards.
the British call them buzzards.
(Roger Lederer and Carol Burr)
Buteo means hawk (although in
the Old World this genus refers to
buzzards).
the Old World this genus refers to
buzzards).
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