Rough-Legged Buzzard vs Zone-tailed Hawk

Buteo lagopus compared with Buteo albonotatus

Key Differences

• Rough-Legged Buzzard is Near Threatened while Zone-tailed Hawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rough-Legged Buzzard	Zone-tailed Hawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Accipitriformes (بازيات)	Accipitriformes (بازيات)
Family same	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus same	Buteo	Buteo
Species	Buteo lagopus	Buteo albonotatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Rough-Legged Buzzard and Zone-tailed Hawk share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Buteo.

Conservation Status

Rough-Legged Buzzard

NT — Near Threatened

Zone-tailed Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rough-Legged Buzzard	Zone-tailed Hawk
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Zone-tailed Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Rough-Legged Buzzard

Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway