Alectryon vs Gray-faced Buzzard

Alectryon tropicus compared with Butastur indicus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Gray-faced Buzzard is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Gray-faced Buzzard
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Alectryon	Butastur
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Butastur indicus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Gray-faced Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Gray-faced Buzzard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Gray-faced Buzzard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.