Buzzard-like
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Common buzzard ( Buteo buteo ) |
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The buzzard-like (Buteoninae) are a subfamily of the hawk-like (Accipitridae) and thus belong to the order of the birds of prey (Accipitriformes).
Their biotope is diverse. They can be found in dense jungle, but also in open landscapes such as prairies, on plateaus, in swamps, on seashores and in deserts.
They have a body length between about 30 and 110 cm, the span of their wings varies between 85 and 155 cm. In some species there are so-called "hoods" or "pants", which are formed by the special growth of the plumage. The buzzard-like can be recognized by their medium-long, rounded tail and their relatively short toes.
The flying ability of the buzzard-like is much slower than that of the agile hawks or falcons. But their physique is particularly well suited for long gliding flights. They are also adaptable in their choice of feed. Usually small to medium sized mammals are hunted.
Systematics
The system has been discussed among scientists for a long time, the classification shown here follows Lerner & Mindell (see literature).
- Genus: Busarellus
- Species: Buzzard ( Busarellus nigricollis )
- Genus: Locust Buzzards ( Butastur )
- Species: Gray-faced buzzard ( Butastur indicus )
- Species: Red-winged Buzzard (
- Species: Locust Buzzard ( Butastur rufipennis )
- Type: White-eyed Buzzard ( Butastur teesa )
- Species: White-throated Buzzard ( Buteo albigula )
- Species: Bandtail Buzzard ( Buteo albonotatus )
- Species: Augur Buzzard ( Buteo augur )
- Species: Madagascar buzzard ( Buteo brachypterus )
- Species: Short-tailed buzzard ( Buteo brachyurus )
- Species: Common buzzard ( Buteo buteo )
- Species: Galapagos Buzzard ( Buteo galapagoënsis )
- Species: Highland Buzzard ( Buteo hemilasius )
- Species: Red-tailed buzzard ( Buteo jamaicensis )
- Species: Buzzard ( Buteo lagopus )
- Species: White-winged Buzzard ( Buteo leucorrhous )
- Species: Red-shouldered buzzard ( Buteo lineatus )
- Species: Red-billed Buzzard ( Buteo magnirostris )
- Species: Common buzzard ( Buteo nitidus )
- Species: Mountain Buzzard ( Buteo oreophilus )
- Species: Buzzard ( Buteo platypterus )
- Species: Mutable Buzzard ( Buteo poecilochrous )
- Species: Himalayan buzzard ( Buteo refectus )
- Species: King Buzzard ( Buteo regalis )
- Species: Haiti Buzzard ( Buteo ridgwayi )
- Species: Eagle Buzzard ( Buteo rufinus )
- Type: Jackal Buzzard ( Buteo rufofuscus )
- Species: Hawaiian buzzard ( Buteo solitarius )
- Species: Common buzzard ( Buteo swainsoni )
- Species: Magellan Buzzard ( Buteo ventralis )
- Species: Black Buzzard (
- Species: Black- axed eagle ( Cassinaetus africanus )
- Species: Aguja ( Geranoaetus melanoleucus )
- Species: White tailed buzzard ( Geranoaetus albicaudatus )
- Species: Red-backed buzzard ( Geranoaetus polyosoma )
literature
- J. Ferguson-Lees, DA Christie: Raptors of the World. Christopher Helm, London 2001. ISBN 0-7136-8026-1
- HRL Lerner and DP Mindell: Phylogeny of eagles, Old World vultures and other Accipitridae based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37; 2005: pp. 327-346
- M. Wink and H. Sauer-Gürth: Phylogenetic Relationships in Diurnal Raptors based on nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial and nuclear marker genes . In: RD Chancellor and B.-U. Meyburg (eds): Raptors Worldwide . Berlin, Budapest, 2004: pp. 483–498.